Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Friday, July 29, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .243      Puhl lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .332      Watson 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Cruz rf               1   0   1   0     2   0   .295
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
De Jesus ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .249
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               29   0   4   0     2   6             Totals               26   1   3   1     3   4

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 23,208
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 4
DP: Cubs 3, Astros 1
Errors: Ontiveros, Trillo, De Jesus
Doubles: Cardenal (10), Ontiveros (11), Cedeno (15), Watson (20)
Triples: Cruz (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (8)
GIDP: Howe (7), Metzger (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(9-10)          7     3   1   1   3   3   0  26   4.19
P. Reuschel             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.96
Totals                  8     3   1   1   3   4   0  29

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(6-3)           9     4   0   0   2   6   0  32   2.85
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


CUBS 1ST: Cardenal doubled to left; Biittner grounded out
(second to first) [Cardenal to third]; Murcer hit into a double
play (center to catcher) [Cardenal out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales singled to right; Ontiveros flied out to left;
Trillo struck out; Mitterwald forced Morales (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Cruz tripled to
right; Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Cruz out at home (shortstop to catcher to third),
Ferguson out at second (third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [De Jesus to second]; Cardenal was called out on
strikes; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe struck out; Metzger reached on an error by
Trillo [Metzger to first]; On a bunt Niekro made an out to
first; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Morales flied
out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
doubled to left; Watson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz
was walked intentionally; Ferguson walked [Watson to third, Cruz
to second]; Howe grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Watson out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied out to center; Mitterwald struck out; De
Jesus struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 6TH: Bonham struck out; Cardenal singled to center;
Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to second];
Murcer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson reached on an error by
Ontiveros [Watson to second]; Cruz was walked intentionally;
Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 7TH: Morales struck out; Ontiveros doubled to left; Trillo
lined to left; GROSS BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Gross grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: SWISHER REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); Ferguson flied
out to left; Howe reached on an error by De Jesus [Howe to
first]; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

CUBS 8TH: WALLIS BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Wallis grounded out
(second to first); BUCKNER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Buckner grounded
out (second to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING SS); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner lined to right; Murcer walked; Morales flied
out to center; Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.