Scattering seven hits, Mark Lemongello went the route for the ninth time in 25 starts and pitched the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. The Astros scored in their first turn at bat when Enos Cabell was hit by a pitch, Jose Cruz walked and Art Howe delivered a single. A bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochy plated the winning marker in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Gross cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Cabell 1b             2   1   0   0     0   0   .288
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .300
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Howe 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Walling lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Scott 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Sexton ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .186
Blackwell c           3   0   2   0     0   1   .232      Bochy c               2   0   0   1     1   1   .246
  Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Lemongello p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .148
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Krukow p              1   0   1   1     0   0   .240
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               32   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               27   2   4   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  9,721
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Astros 9
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1
Errors: Biittner
Doubles: Blackwell (2), Howe (33)
Stolen Bases: Scott (18), De Jesus (27), Gross (3), Sexton (12), Gonzalez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Krukow (1), Bochy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cabell 2 (5,by Krukow 2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(5-2)           6     3   2   2   4   3   0  27   3.78
Hernandez               0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.08
McGlothen               1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   3.62
Totals                  8     4   2   2   5   6   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello W(9-11)      9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35   3.86
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Bochy (2)
Hit by Pitch: Krukow 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Lemongello (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
singled to right; Biittner lined to center; Buckner flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez struck
out; Cabell was hit by a pitch; Cruz walked [Cabell to second];
Howe singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz to third (error by
Biittner)]; Walling flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to third; Trillo struck out; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Sexton grounded out (third to first); Bochy flied
out to center; Lemongello was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell doubled to center; On a bunt Krukow singled
to third [Blackwell to third]; De Jesus flied out to center;
Gross hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Blackwell out at
home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez lined
to first; Cabell was hit by a pitch; Cruz popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner lined to left; Buckner popped to left; Murcer
singled to right; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Walling grounded
out (second to first); Sexton walked; Sexton stole second; Bochy
was walked intentionally; Lemongello grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 5TH: Scott singled to shortstop; Lemongello threw a wild
pitch [Scott to second]; Scott stole third; Blackwell struck
out; Krukow hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored]; De
Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Bochy allowed a passed ball
[De Jesus to third]; Gross walked; Gross stole second; Biittner
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl lined to left; Gonzalez popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cabell lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 1.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
lined to right; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to left; Howe doubled to center;
Walling was walked intentionally; Sexton singled to right [Howe
to third, Walling to second]; Bochy hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Howe scored]; Lemongello was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

CUBS 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell
singled to center; KELLEHER RAN FOR BLACKWELL; VAIL BATTED FOR
KRUKOW; Vail popped to center; De Jesus singled to center
[Kelleher to second]; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: RADER REPLACED KELLEHER (PLAYING C ); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gonzalez singled to center; Cabell flied to left in foul
territory; Gonzalez stole second; Cruz walked; MCGLOTHEN
REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Howe forced Cruz (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out to
left; Murcer lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Walling struck out; Sexton was called out on
strikes; Bochy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 2.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt
Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.