Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)Game Played on Saturday, July 7, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 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. |
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