The Cubs squandered all of their 7-0 lead in the eighth inning, but pulled out a 9-7 victory over the Astros when Larry Biittner socked a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Chicago's Bill Bonham carried a two-hit shutout into the eighth when Houston struck for a seven-spot. Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 7Game Played on Monday, July 25, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 - 7 8 1 Cubs 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 x - 9 9 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 1 2 0 1 2 .227 Cardenal lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .222 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Biittner 1b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .294 Cruz rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Clines rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .316 Watson 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .284 Morales cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .328 Howe 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .288 Ontiveros 3b 2 1 1 0 2 1 .286 Ferguson c 3 1 1 2 1 1 .266 Trillo 2b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .300 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .207 Rosello ss 2 1 0 0 2 2 .170 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 G. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Mitterwald c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .251 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .027 Bonham p 3 1 2 2 0 1 .213 Bannister p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 De Jesus ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Boswell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Gonzalez ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Totals 36 7 8 6 3 10 Totals 30 9 9 8 8 8 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 14,577 Left on Base: Astros 6, Cubs 6 DP: Astros 3, Cubs 0 Errors: Cabell, Ontiveros, Rosello 2 Doubles: Ferguson (14), Clines (7), Mitterwald (14), Bonham (2), Biittner (16) Triples: Cedeno (3) Home Runs: Biittner (8) Stolen Bases: Puhl (2), Cedeno 2 (32) Caught Stealing: Cabell (14), Morales (3) Sacrifice Hits: Cabell (2) Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (7) GIDP: Biittner (11), Trillo (9) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister 2 3 3 2 4 1 0 13 4.84 McLaughlin 5 5 4 4 3 5 0 21 4.57 Lemongello L(3-12) 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 5 4.11 Totals 8 9 9 8 8 8 1 39 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 7.1 6 6 5 3 6 0 33 4.33 P. Reuschel 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2.34 G. Hernandez W(4-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 2.16 Totals 9 8 7 5* 3 10 0 40 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Puhl stole second; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl out at third (pitcher to third)]; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson walked; Cabell was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Cardenal walked; Biittner singled to right [Cardenal to third]; Clines popped to third in foul territory; Morales reached on an error by Cabell [Cardenal scored (RBI), Biittner to second, Morales to first]; Ontiveros walked [Biittner to third, Morales to second]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Biittner scored (unearned)]; Rosello walked [Morales to third, Ontiveros to second]; Mitterwald flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howe reached on an error by Ontiveros [Howe to first]; Ferguson walked [Howe to second]; Cedeno forced Ferguson (second to shortstop) [Howe to third]; Cedeno stole second; Metzger struck out; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Bonham singled to left; Cardenal struck out; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to shortstop; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Clines doubled to left; Morales walked; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Ontiveros walked [Clines to third, Morales to second]; Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clines scored, Morales to third, Ontiveros out at second]; Rosello struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 4TH: Howe struck out; Ferguson grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Bonham struck out; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); McLaughlin was called out on strikes; Puhl was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Biittner lined to right; Clines flied out to center; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Trillo was called out on strikes; Rosello walked [Ontiveros to second]; Mitterwald doubled to left [Ontiveros scored, Rosello to third]; Bonham doubled to right [Rosello scored, Mitterwald scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Biittner doubled to right [Bonham scored]; Clines lined to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 7. ASTROS 7TH: Howe lined to center; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Cedeno reached on an error by Rosello [Cedeno to first]; Metzger forced Cedeno (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 7. CUBS 7TH: Morales singled to center; Ontiveros struck out while Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Trillo walked; Rosello was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 7. ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Boswell singled to right; Puhl walked [Boswell to second]; Cabell struck out; Cruz singled to center [Boswell scored, Puhl to second]; Watson reached on an error by Rosello [Puhl to third, Cruz to second, Watson to first]; Howe singled to right [Puhl scored, Cruz scored, Watson to second]; Ferguson doubled to center [Watson scored (unearned), Howe scored]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Cedeno tripled to center [Ferguson scored]; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard struck out; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); DE JESUS REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PLAYING SS); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Cedeno stole home; Gonzalez struck out; 7 R (6 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 7. CUBS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEMONGELLO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Mitterwald walked; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Cardenal flied out to left; Biittner homered [Mitterwald scored]; Clines struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 9. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl struck out; Cabell singled to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 9. |
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".