Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 0 (Game 2)
Game Played on Saturday, May       12, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 12  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelleher ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Sexton ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Murcer rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Puhl rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Buckner 1b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Leonard cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .342
Kingman lf            5   0   1   0     0   4   .279      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
  Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   2   0     2   0   .330      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .342
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Blackwell c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Bochy c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Williams p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Holtzman p            4   1   3   0     0   1   .455        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  12   2     3   7             Totals               31   0   6   0     2   4

e of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 35,997
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Astros 6
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 0
Errors: Ontiveros
Doubles: Murcer 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (1)
GIDP: Howe (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(3-2)         9     6   0   0   2   4   0  33   2.78
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(0-1)         5     9   1   1   2   4   0  26   0.66
McLaughlin              3     3   1   1   1   2   0  12   5.56
Andujar                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.84
Totals                  9    12   2   2   3   7   0  41




CUBS 1ST: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
doubled to right; Buckner singled to right [Murcer scored];
Kingman struck out; Ontiveros singled to center [Buckner to
third]; Martin forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Sexton singled to center; Puhl popped to catcher in
foul territory; Leonard lined to shortstop; Watson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Blackwell struck out; Sizemore walked; Holtzman
singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Kelleher struck out;
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner singled to center; Kingman struck out;
Ontiveros singled to left [Buckner to second]; Martin flied out
to right; Blackwell singled to pitcher [Buckner to third,
Ontiveros to second]; Sizemore forced Blackwell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy flied out to center; Williams struck out;
Sexton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Holtzman singled to right; Kelleher out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Holtzman to second]; Murcer grounded
out (first unassisted) [Holtzman to third]; Buckner flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl walked; Puhl was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Leonard was called out on strikes; Watson
walked; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman singled to left; Ontiveros walked [Kingman to
second]; Martin flied out to right; Blackwell flied out to
center; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to right; Gonzalez forced Cruz (first
to shortstop); Bochy singled to pitcher [Gonzalez to second];
HOWE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Howe grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 6TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Holtzman singled
to left; Kelleher grounded out (third to first) [Holtzman to
second]; Murcer doubled to right [Holtzman scored, Murcer out at
third (right to shortstop to third)]; Buckner made an out to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Sexton flied out to left; Puhl flied out to right;
Leonard singled to third [Leonard to second (error by
Ontiveros)]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros walked; Martin singled
to center [Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell flied out to left;
Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros
0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out
to left; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 8TH: Holtzman struck out; Kelleher popped to first in foul
territory; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU BATTED
FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Alou struck out (catcher to first); Sexton flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Kingman struck out; Ontiveros flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Puhl grounded
out (first unassisted); Leonard grounded out (third to first);
Watson singled to center; Cabell singled to center [Watson to
second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.