Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   3  7  1
Cubs         0  4  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .195      De Jesus ss           2   1   1   0     3   0   .284
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Puhl cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .278        Kelleher 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Buckner 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .292
  Alou lf             1   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Kingman lf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .293
Walling rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .328        Henderson lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Howe 1b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .234      Martin cf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .290
Gonzalez 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Dilone cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Sexton 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Vail rf               3   1   3   4     1   0   .368
Ashby c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Ontiveros 3b          4   1   0   0     0   1   .278
  Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           3   0   1   2     1   1   .213
  Leonard ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .277      Lamp p                3   1   0   0     0   0   .222
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Niemann p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baldwin ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               33   3   7   3     0   2             Totals               32   8  10   7     6   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 36,135
Left on Base: Astros 4, Cubs 8
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Reynolds, De Jesus
Doubles: Ashby (11), Alou (2), Blackwell (1), Martin (18)
Home Runs: Vail (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (7), Lamp (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Howe (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niemann L(3-1)          3.2   9   8   7   2   1   1  22   2.81
Throop                  1.1   1   0   0   3   1   0   8   7.36
Roberge                 2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   1.35
Dixon                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.64
Totals                  8    10   8   7   6   5   1  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(6-4)             9     7   3   2   0   2   0  34   4.71
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   2   0  34

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


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

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner lined to third;
Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Walling struck out; Cruz was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Howe grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin singled; Vail singled [Martin to second];
Ontiveros forced Vail (second to shortstop) [Martin to third];
Blackwell doubled [Martin scored, Ontiveros scored]; Lamp
reached on a fielder's choice [Blackwell out at third (shortstop
to third)]; De Jesus singled [Lamp scored (error by Reynolds)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Sizemore singled [De Jesus to third]; On a
bunt Buckner singled [De Jesus scored, Sizemore to second];
Kingman struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs
4.

ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); Niemann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Martin doubled; Vail homered [Martin scored];
Ontiveros flied out to left; Blackwell grounded out (third to
first); Lamp grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus walked; Sizemore flied out to left; Buckner
forced De Jesus (second to shortstop); Kingman singled [Buckner
to second]; THROOP REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Martin walked
[Buckner to third, Kingman to second]; Vail singled [Buckner
scored, Kingman scored, Martin to third]; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Walling struck
out; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell walked; Lamp out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus walked; Sizemore
struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 6TH: KELLEHER REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez
flied out to center; Ashby doubled; BALDWIN BATTED FOR THROOP;
Baldwin lined to center; Landestoy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: BALDWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ROBERGE REPLACED
ASHBY (PITCHING); SEXTON REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 3B); Kingman
struck out; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail
walked; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 8.

ASTROS 7TH: HENDERSON REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); DILONE
REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING CF); Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); Puhl singled; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Puhl
to second]; Walling singled [Puhl scored]; Howe forced Walling
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: ALOU REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Blackwell struck out;
Lamp grounded out (first to pitcher); De Jesus popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Sexton singled; LEONARD BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Leonard
forced Sexton (pitcher to shortstop) [Leonard to second (error
by De Jesus)]; Baldwin reached on a fielder's choice [Leonard to
third]; Landestoy singled [Leonard scored (unearned), Baldwin to
third]; Reynolds lined to right; Puhl grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: DIXON REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Kelleher flied out
to center; Buckner popped to second; Henderson popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Alou doubled; Walling grounded out (first
unassisted) [Alou to third]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Alou scored]; Sexton flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 3, Cubs 8.