The Cubs used two right fielders, Scot Thompson in the first game and Mike Vail in the second game, who combined for eight hits in eight times at bat in a 6-0 and 8-3 sweep of a doubleheader with the Astros. Ken Holtzman pitched a shutout, allowing only three hits. Thompson stroked five straight singles and drove in two runs.

In the nightcap, Vail went 3-for-3, including a homer, and batted in four runs. Dennis Lamp gave the Cubs their second route-going performance of the day on a seven-hitter. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  3
Cubs         1  1  0    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   6 15  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .279      De Jesus ss           4   2   3   1     1   0   .282
Gonzalez ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Thompson rf           5   0   5   2     0   0   .347
Baldwin 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Buckner 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Kingman lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .294
Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269        Dilone pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Cruz lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Martin cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Bochy c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .187      Foote c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .232
Williams p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .158      Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .259
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Holtzman p            4   1   1   1     0   1   .265
  Sexton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   3   0     3   2             Totals               38   6  15   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Astros 4, Cubs 12
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Cabell, Leonard, Williams
Doubles: Holtzman (3)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (3)
GIDP: Cabell (9), Baldwin (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(3-4)         5.2  11   3   3   3   2   0  31   2.90
Dixon                   1.1   3   3   0   0   0   0   8   4.87
Roberge                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.59
Totals                  8    15   6   3   3   2   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(6-6)         9     3   0   0   3   2   0  31   4.47
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   2   0  31

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Frank Pulli


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baldwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled; Thompson singled [De Jesus to
second]; Buckner singled [De Jesus to third, Thompson to
second]; Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus scored,
Thompson to third]; Martin reached on a fielder's choice
[Thompson out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Buckner
to second]; Ontiveros forced Martin (shortstop unassisted); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled; Cabell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Howe out at second]; Cruz
walked; Leonard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Foote grounded out (third to first); Sizemore singled;
Holtzman lined to left; De Jesus singled [Sizemore to second];
Thompson singled [Sizemore scored, De Jesus to third]; Buckner
forced Thompson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy struck out; Williams walked; Puhl walked
[Williams to second]; Gonzalez singled [Williams to third, Puhl
to second]; Baldwin grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kingman grounded out (first to pitcher); Martin struck
out; Ontiveros walked; Foote popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded
out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Sizemore popped to shortstop; Holtzman grounded out
(shortstop to first); De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Williams [De Jesus to second];
Thompson singled [De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Leonard flied out to right; Bochy flied out to left;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
singled; Ontiveros singled [Martin to second]; Foote flied out
to left; Sizemore singled [Martin scored, Ontiveros to third];
Holtzman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to left; Gonzalez flied out to right;
Baldwin singled; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled; Buckner lined to right; Kingman walked [Thompson to
second]; DIXON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Martin forced
Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz flied out to left; Leonard
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros flied out to left; Foote reached on an error
by Cabell [Foote to first]; Sizemore popped to second; Holtzman
doubled [Foote scored (unearned)]; De Jesus singled [Holtzman
scored (unearned), De Jesus to second (on throw to home)];
Thompson singled to right [De Jesus scored (unearned), Thompson
to third (error by Leonard)]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Bochy grounded out (second to first); SEXTON BATTED
FOR DIXON; Sexton grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: ROBERGE REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Kingman singled;
DILONE RAN FOR KINGMAN; Dilone was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ontiveros lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs
6.

ASTROS 9TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gonzalez flied
out to right; Baldwin grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Cubs 6.