Don Sutton became the first N.L. pitcher to win six games by allowing only three hits in leading the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs. The Astros broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Phil Garner, who also contributed a run-scoring double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Astros       1  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .225      Walling rf,1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .186
Wills 2b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .286      Scott cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .274
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moreland rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .354      Knight 3b             2   3   1   0     2   1   .303
Woods cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .115      Heep 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .151        Puhl rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Garner 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .268
Sandberg 3b           2   1   1   0     1   1   .221      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Jenkins p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .286
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sutton p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   6             Totals               29   4   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 43,543
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Astros 7
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Garner (10)
Triples: Walling (1)
Stolen Bases: Sandberg 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Jenkins (5), Sutton (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (1)
GIDP: Walling (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(2-4)          5.1   6   3   3   2   3   0  23   3.35
Smith                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.61
Hernandez               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.10
Campbell                1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.86
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   4   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(6-1)           9     3   1   1   2   6   0  32   2.40
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   6   0  32

Balks: Sutton (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Wills walked; Buckner grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; Moreland grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Walling tripled to center; Scott hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Walling scored]; Knight struck out; Cruz flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 2ND: Woods flied out to right; Davis flied out to right;
Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Heep grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied
out to center; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 3RD: Sandberg singled to right; Sandberg stole second;
Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sandberg to
third]; Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Sandberg
scored]; Wills singled to right; Buckner flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds singled to right; Sutton struck out;
Walling grounded out (pitcher to first) [Reynolds to second];
Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 1.

CUBS 4TH: Moreland grounded out (third to first); Woods grounded
out (shortstop to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight walked; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Knight to second]; Heep flied out to left; Garner singled to
left [Knight scored, Garner to second (on throw to home)]; Ashby
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 2.

CUBS 5TH: Bowa flied out to center; Sandberg walked; Sandberg
stole second; Jenkins struck out; Henderson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds struck out; Sutton singled to center;
Walling grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Sutton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 2.

CUBS 6TH: Wills struck out; Buckner lined to second; Moreland
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); Knight
walked; Cruz singled to center [Knight to second]; Heep singled
to center [Cruz to third, Knight scored]; SMITH REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); Garner popped to first; Ashby flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

CUBS 7TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded
out (third to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Walling grounded out (second to first)
[Reynolds to third]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 3.

CUBS 8TH: LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); Sandberg struck
out; MOLINARO BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Molinaro flied out to right;
Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED MOLINARO (PITCHING); Knight
singled to center; Cruz flied out to left; Heep grounded out
(first to second to first) [Knight to second]; Garner doubled to
left [Knight scored]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 4.

CUBS 9TH: PUHL REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING RF); WALLING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wills singled to center; Buckner flied
out to right; Moreland flied out to right; BRIGGS BATTED FOR
WOODS; Sutton balked [Wills to second]; Briggs struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 4.