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Joe Niekro, who pitched 7 2/3 innings before yielding to Joe Sambito, gained his 13th victory when the Astros defeated the Cubs, 4-2. The Astros' first two runs came on a single by Cesar Cedeno and homer by Jose Cruz in the first inning. Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 14 0
Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .281 De Jesus ss 3 0 1 0 2 1 .276
Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Thompson rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .313
Cedeno 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .263 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Cruz lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .285 Kingman lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .293
Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .272 Martin cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288
Walling rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Howe 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .237 Foote c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .236
Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Ashby c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .230 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Henderson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .342
Totals 38 4 14 4 2 5 Totals 34 2 8 2 4 3
Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 25,612
Left on Base: Astros 10, Cubs 9
DP: Astros 1, Cubs 0
Errors: De Jesus
Doubles: Puhl (10), Ashby (10), Thompson (7)
Home Runs: Cruz (5), Martin (13), Kingman (29)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (14)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (14), Cabell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (6)
GIDP: Thompson (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(13-3) 7.2 6 2 2 4 2 2 32 2.87
Sambito SV(10) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.05
Totals 9 8 2 2 4 3 2 38
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
McGlothen L(9-7) 5 10 3 3 2 3 1 26 4.35
Hernandez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.28
Tidrow 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 4.62
Totals 9 14 4 4 2 5 1 41
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to second; Reynolds lined to second;
Cedeno singled; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; Cabell walked;
Walling singled [Cabell to second]; Howe walked [Cabell to
third, Walling to second]; Ashby struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Buckner lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Niekro struck out; Puhl singled; Reynolds forced
Puhl (second to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
CUBS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
homered; Ontiveros popped to shortstop; Foote flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Cruz singled; Cabell flied out to left; Walling
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Howe popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
CUBS 3RD: Sizemore flied out to center; McGlothen lined to
shortstop; De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Thompson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Ashby singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl singled [Ashby scored]; Puhl
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); On a bunt
Reynolds singled; Cedeno singled [Reynolds to second]; Cruz
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
3, Cubs 1.
CUBS 4TH: Buckner lined to center; Kingman grounded out (first
unassisted); Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled; Walling lined to left; Howe struck
out; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Foote singled;
Sizemore singled [Foote to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
MCGLOTHEN; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted) [Foote to
third, Sizemore to second]; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Niekro
grounded out (second to first); Puhl doubled; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
CUBS 6TH: Thompson doubled; Buckner grounded out (second to
first) [Thompson to third]; Kingman popped to first; Martin
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell singled; Cabell was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cubs 1.
CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros lined to second; Foote flied out to left;
Sizemore walked; HENDERSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Henderson
walked [Sizemore to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Howe singled;
Ashby doubled [Howe scored, Ashby to third (error by De Jesus)];
Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (first
to second); Reynolds popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Thompson flied
out to right; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
homered; Martin singled; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Ontiveros forced Martin (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes;
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 2.
CUBS 9TH: Foote singled; DILLARD RAN FOR FOOTE; Sizemore flied
out to left; VAIL BATTED FOR TIDROW; Vail struck out; De Jesus
singled [Dillard to second]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.
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