Allowing just three hits over the first seven innings, Doug Bird notched his third straight victory as the Cubs edged the Astros, 2-1. The Cubs scored in the fourth on a single by Keith Moreland, Gary Woods' double, a run-scoring groundout by Ryne Sandberg and an RBI single by Larry Bowa. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1982 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Walling rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .170
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .309
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .188        Thon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Cruz lf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .254
Moreland rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .351      Heep 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Woods cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .305        Knicely ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Sandberg 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .216      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Bowa ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .187      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Davis c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Bird p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Puhl ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Briggs ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     2   6             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 21,267
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Astros 4
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Woods (7), Garner (11)
Triples: Knight (2)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (3), Scott (3), Thon (1)
Caught Stealing: Molinaro (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(3-4)             7     3   1   1   0   4   0  24   3.27
Campbell                1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.54
Hernandez SV(4)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.05
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   6   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(3-6)             8     5   2   2   2   6   0  29   5.74
Smith                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.95
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   6   0  32

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


CUBS 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
walked; Buckner flied out to center; Moreland was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Sandberg
flied out to right; Bowa singled to center; Cox forced Bowa
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Heep struck
out; Garner doubled to right; Ashby grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bird was called out on strikes; Molinaro grounded out
(second to first); Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Ryan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Moreland
singled to center; Woods doubled to left [Moreland to third];
Sandberg grounded out (second to first) [Woods to third,
Moreland scored]; Bowa singled to center [Woods scored]; Bowa
stole second; Cox was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Scott singled to right; Scott stole second; Knight
flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Scott
to third]; Heep grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Bird grounded out (second to first); Molinaro walked;
Molinaro was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded
out (shortstop to first); Reynolds popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Moreland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Ryan struck out; Walling grounded out (second to
first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros
0.

CUBS 7TH: Sandberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Knight tripled to right; Cruz grounded out (second
to first) [Knight scored]; Heep grounded out (first unassisted);
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 1.

CUBS 8TH: BRIGGS BATTED FOR BIRD; Briggs flied out to center;
Molinaro singled to center; Molinaro was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED MOLINARO (PITCHING); BRIGGS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVIS REPLACED COX (PLAYING C ); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied out to center;
PUHL BATTED FOR RYAN; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 1.

CUBS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first);
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Walling flied out to left; Scott flied out to left;
Knight singled to left; THON RAN FOR KNIGHT; Thon stole second;
Cruz walked; HERNANDEZ REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); KNICELY
BATTED FOR HEEP; Knicely struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Astros 1.