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Friday May 14, 1982
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A five-run outburst in the sixth inning carried the Cubs to a 6-3 triumph over the Astros. The uprising was highlighted by doubles by Bump Wills, Bill Buckner and Gary Woods and a triple by Larry Bowa. The Cubs added a run in the ninth on an RBI single by Steve Henderson. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Friday, May 14, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  1  -   6 11  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   3  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     1   0   .235      Puhl rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .277        Knicely ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .133
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Scott cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .282
Buckner 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .277      Knight 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Moreland rf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .366      Cruz lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .260
Woods cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .320      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Davis c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .160      Walling 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .178        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sandberg 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .216        Thon ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Noles p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .150        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .261
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Garcia ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                          Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Heep 1b             2   1   1   1     0   0   .353

Totals               34   6  11   6     3   4             Totals               35   3   9   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 19,193
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Astros 8
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Bowa (4), Wills (6), Buckner (5), Woods (6), Garner (9), Scott 2 (6)
Triples: Bowa (2)
Home Runs: Heep (1)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (2), Scott (2), Reynolds (1)
Caught Stealing: Moreland (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (1), Knepper (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (1), Cruz (2)
GIDP: Wills (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Noles W(5-3)            5.2   6   1   1   0   2   0  24   3.71
Tidrow                  1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   4.96
Hernandez SV(3)         2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.20
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   6   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(1-4)          5.1   6   4   4   3   3   0  23   5.04
Ruhle                   0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   5.33
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.50
Smith                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.10
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   4   0  39

Wild Pitches: Noles (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Henderson walked; Wills grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Buckner
singled to center; Buckner stole second; Moreland walked; Woods
forced Moreland (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Scott singled
to left; Scott stole second; Knight flied out to right [Scott to
third]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa grounded
out (shortstop to first); Sandberg grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby flied out to left; Walling grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner singled to center; Reynolds singled
to right [Garner to third]; Reynolds stole second; Knepper
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Noles struck out; Henderson grounded out (third to
first); Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl popped to shortstop; Scott flied out to center;
Knight popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to center; Moreland singled to
center; Woods popped to catcher; Moreland was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (catcher unassisted); Ashby flied
out to right; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Davis struck out; Bowa doubled to left; Sandberg flied
out to right; Noles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Garner doubled to center; Reynolds reached on a
fielder's choice [Garner out at third (first to third to
shortstop)]; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Reynolds to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
doubled to left; Buckner doubled to center [Wills scored];
Moreland was walked intentionally; Woods doubled to center
[Moreland to third, Buckner scored]; RUHLE REPLACED KNEPPER
(PITCHING); Davis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreland scored];
Bowa tripled to right [Woods scored]; Sandberg singled to center
[Bowa scored]; Noles flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott doubled to right; Knight singled to left
[Scott to third]; Noles threw a wild pitch [Knight to second];
Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Scott scored]; Ashby was
called out on strikes; Walling reached on an error by Wills
[Knight to third, Walling to first]; TIDROW REPLACED NOLES
(PITCHING); Garner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Astros 1.

CUBS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); HEEP REPLACED
RUHLE (PLAYING 1B); Henderson flied out to right; Wills grounded
out (second to first); Buckner singled to center; Moreland
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds popped
to shortstop; Heep homered; Puhl singled to left; Scott doubled
to left [Puhl to third]; Knight grounded out (second to first)
[Scott to third, Puhl scored]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Cruz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Astros 3.

CUBS 8TH: Woods was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Ashby flied out to right; THON BATTED FOR MOFFITT;
Thon grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 3.

CUBS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED THON (PITCHING); Sandberg singled to
right; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Sandberg to second]; Henderson singled to left [Sandberg
scored]; Kennedy flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: GARCIA BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Garcia was called out on
strikes; Heep grounded out (shortstop to first); KNICELY BATTED
FOR PUHL; Knicely walked; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 3.



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