The Cubs stopped the Astros, 5-0, with Allen Ripley and Lee Smith combining on a three-hitter. Keith Moreland drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly for the Cubs' fifth victory in six games. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       13, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  2    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   5 10  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Puhl rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Woods lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Wills 2b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .278      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .302
  Smith p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .265      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .282
  Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Walling 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Moreland rf           3   0   1   2     0   0   .364      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Durham cf             3   0   2   1     0   1   .308      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Morales pr,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .056
Davis c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .170        LaCoss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .165        Pittman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Sandberg 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .206        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ripley p              3   1   2   1     0   0   .667        Heep ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               36   5  10   5     1   6             Totals               29   0   3   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,534
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Astros 3
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Sandberg (4)
Stolen Bases: Durham (5), Wills 2 (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Moreland (1)
GIDP: Scott (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley W(1-0)           6     2   0   0   1   1   0  20   7.16
Smith SV(2)             3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.75
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   3   0  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(3-3)           4.1  10   4   4   0   3   0  23   3.12
LaCoss                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.10
LaCorte                 3     0   1   1   1   2   0  10   5.71
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   6   0  38

Passed Balls: Ashby (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Wills struck
out (catcher to first); Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out
to left; Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Moreland popped to third; Durham singled to center;
Durham stole second; Davis reached on a fielder's choice [Durham
out at third (shortstop to third)]; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded
out (second to first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Sandberg flied out to center; Ripley singled to left;
Ashby allowed a passed ball [Ripley to second]; Henderson
singled to right [Ripley to third]; Wills singled to right
[Henderson to second, Ripley scored]; Buckner struck out;
Moreland singled to center [Wills to second, Henderson scored];
Durham struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Garner grounded out (third to first); Reynolds flied
out to right; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled
to center; Sandberg doubled to right [Bowa to third]; Ripley
singled to left [Sandberg to third, Bowa scored]; Henderson
flied out to right; Wills grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to right; Scott flied out to right;
Knight singled to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to left; Moreland grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Buckner to second]; Durham singled to
center [Buckner scored, Durham to second (on throw to home)];
MORALES RAN FOR DURHAM; LACOSS REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Davis
flied out to center; Bowa flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Ashby walked;
Walling flied out to center; Garner flied out to center;
Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Astros 0.

CUBS 6TH: Sandberg struck out; Ripley grounded out (third to
first); Henderson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: WOODS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); PITTMAN
BATTED FOR LACOSS; Pittman popped to second; Puhl singled to
center; Scott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Astros 0.

CUBS 7TH: LACORTE REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Wills walked;
Wills stole second; Buckner popped to shortstop; Wills stole
third; Moreland hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wills scored];
Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED WILLS (PITCHING); KENNEDY REPLACED
RIPLEY (PLAYING 2B); Knight struck out; Cruz flied out to
center; Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Astros 0.

CUBS 8TH: Davis flied out to left; Bowa flied out to right;
Sandberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 0.

CUBS 9TH: Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Woods popped
to second; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: BRIGGS REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); HEEP BATTED
FOR LACORTE; Heep singled to left; Puhl grounded out (first
unassisted) [Heep to second]; Scott grounded out (third to
first) [Heep to third]; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 0.