Four-hit pitching by Ken Forsch carried the Astros to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. After an infield single by Jose Cruz drove in one run in the first inning, the Astros scored three more times in the fourth on an error by Cub shortstop Ivan DeJesus and two-run double by Julio Gonzalez. A squeeze bunt by Jeff Leonard in the sixth plated another tally and the final Astro run came in the seventh, aided by another Cub error. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 2 Astros 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 x - 6 15 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Gonzalez 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .261 Thompson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .341 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Puhl cf 5 2 0 0 0 0 .281 Biittner rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 Cruz lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .292 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Cabell 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .268 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Leonard rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .277 Foote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Howe 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .243 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Ashby c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .223 Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Forsch p 4 1 2 1 0 0 .171 Lamp p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Henderson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .310 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 0 Totals 38 6 15 5 2 1 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 28,431 Left on Base: Cubs 3, Astros 11 DP: Cubs 2, Astros 1 Errors: De Jesus, Buckner, Cruz Doubles: Reynolds (13), Gonzalez (4) Triples: Reynolds (6) Home Runs: Henderson (1) Stolen Bases: Puhl (21) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (22) GIDP: Biittner (3), Forsch (1), Cabell (13) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp L(7-6) 3.2 8 4 2 0 0 0 19 4.57 Holtzman 3.1 5 2 1 1 1 0 16 4.60 Moore 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 5.73 Totals 8 15 6 3 2 1 0 41 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(6-6) 9 4 1 1 1 0 1 31 3.17 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 0 1 31 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds tripled to center; Puhl reached on a fielder's choice [Reynolds out at home (third to catcher)]; Puhl stole second; Cruz singled to first [Puhl scored]; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 2ND: Biittner walked; Kingman flied out to center; Ontiveros singled to center [Biittner to second]; Foote flied out to left; Dillard flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (third to first); Howe singled to left; Ashby singled to right [Howe to third]; Forsch grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Lamp grounded out (third to first); De Jesus singled to left [De Jesus to second (error by Cruz)]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez made an out to second; Reynolds doubled to left; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reynolds to third]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to center; Leonard singled to left [Cabell to third]; Howe popped to first in foul territory; Ashby reached on an error by De Jesus [Cabell scored (RBI), Leonard to second, Ashby to first]; Forsch forced Leonard (pitcher to third) [Ashby to second]; Gonzalez doubled to left [Ashby scored (unearned), Forsch scored (unearned)]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. CUBS 5TH: Foote made an out to second; Dillard flied out to right; Holtzman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Thompson grounded out (third to first); Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Leonard singled to right; Howe singled to right [Leonard to second]; Ashby forced Howe (second to shortstop) [Leonard to third]; Forsch singled to pitcher [Leonard scored, Ashby to second]; Gonzalez forced Forsch (first to shortstop) [Ashby to third]; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5. CUBS 7TH: Biittner flied out to left; Kingman flied out to center; Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl reached on an error by Buckner [Puhl to first]; Cruz singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Puhl scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz out at second]; Leonard singled to left; Howe walked [Leonard to second]; Ashby flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. CUBS 8TH: Foote flied out to center; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Henderson homered; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING C ); MOORE REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Forsch singled to left; Gonzalez singled to right [Forsch to second]; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Forsch to third, Gonzalez to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz was walked intentionally; Cabell made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. CUBS 9TH: Thompson singled to center; Buckner flied out to left; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6.

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