Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Astros       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Cubs         0  0  1    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   4 11  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Gross cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Drumright 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Puhl cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .296        Roberts p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Cruz rf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .305        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Cabell 3b,1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .288        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Walling lf            1   1   0   0     2   1   .247      Scott 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .331      Buckner 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .313
Bergman 1b            1   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Kingman lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .245
  Gonzalez ph,3b      1   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Murcer rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .280
Bochy c               3   0   1   1     1   1   .275      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .261
  Sexton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Ruhle p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .100        Meoli pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .115
  Bannister p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172        White cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .242      De Jesus ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .266
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Seoane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Watson ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .296        Holtzman p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Pujols pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .115        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Thompson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
                                                            Cox c               1   0   1   0     0   0   .274

Totals               29   2   6   1     8   8             Totals               31   4  11   4     4   3

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 29,528
Left on Base: Astros 8, Cubs 9
DP: Astros 1, Cubs 4
Errors: Walling, Bergman, Scott, White
Doubles: Cruz (25), Cabell (24), Kingman (13)
Stolen Bases: Walling (8), Landestoy (4), Scott 2 (22)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (13), Scott (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (7)
GIDP: Cruz 2 (8), Bochy (7), Landestoy (1), Buckner (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(2-2)            5.2   8   4   4   2   1   0  27   2.54
Bannister               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.63
Andujar                 2     3   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.17
Totals                  8    11   4   4   4   3   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seoane                  1.1   3   2   1   3   1   0   9   6.75
Holtzman                4.1   3   0   0   2   4   0  16   4.84
Moore W(9-6)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.07
Roberts                 2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   5.15
McGlothen               0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   3.50
Hernandez SV(3)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.93
Totals                  9     6   2   1   8   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Drumright
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded
out (second to first); Buckner walked; Kingman grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to center; On a bunt Cabell singled to
third [Cruz to third]; Cabell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Walling walked; Walling stole second;
Bergman walked; Bochy singled to left [Cruz scored, Walling
scored (error by Scott) (unearned) (no RBI), Bergman to third,
Bochy to second (on throw)]; Rodney Scott called for
obstruction on Dennis Walling; Ruhle walked; HOLTZMAN
REPLACED SEOANE (PITCHING); On a bunt Landestoy forced Bergman
(pitcher to catcher) [Bochy to third, Ruhle to second];
Drumright forced Landestoy (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to right; Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to first; Cruz grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; Cabell lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Holtzman out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [De Jesus to second]; Gross singled to
left [De Jesus scored]; Scott reached on an error by Walling
[Gross to second, Scott to first]; Buckner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling walked; Bergman was called out on strikes;
Bochy grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Walling out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman doubled to left; Murcer singled to first
[Kingman to third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Kingman scored, Murcer to second]; Bergman dropped a foul fly
hit by Rader for an error; Rader flied out to center; De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Ruhle struck out; Landestoy singled to right;
Drumright lined to center; Landestoy stole second; Puhl grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Holtzman struck out; Gross flied out to center; Scott
walked; Scott stole second; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Cabell doubled to
center; Walling struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BERGMAN;
Gonzalez walked; MOORE REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Bochy
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kingman flied out to center; Murcer
singled to right; On a bunt Trillo singled to third [Murcer to
second]; Rader forced Trillo (first to shortstop) [Murcer to
third]; MEOLI RAN FOR RADER; De Jesus singled to left [Murcer
scored, Meoli to second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MOORE; Thompson
singled to right [Meoli scored, De Jesus to third]; BANNISTER
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
2, Cubs 4.

ASTROS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); COX REPLACED
THOMPSON (PLAYING C ); WHITE REPLACED MEOLI (PLAYING CF); HOWARD
BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Howard struck out; Landestoy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Drumright flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Scott singled to
center; Scott stole second; Buckner walked; Scott was picked off
and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third)
[Buckner to second]; Kingman singled to right [Buckner out at
home (right to catcher), Kingman to second (on throw to home)];
Murcer was walked intentionally; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; Cabell struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: White grounded out (second to first); De Jesus lined
to third; Cox singled to center; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.

ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR WALLING; Alou reached on an error by
White [Alou to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first)
[Alou to third]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Bochy
walked; SEXTON RAN FOR BOCHY; WATSON BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Watson
walked [Sexton to second]; PUJOLS RAN FOR WATSON; HERNANDEZ
REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 4.