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Astros 5 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
May 4, 1977

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on May 4, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 4, 1977 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherKen Forsch  
Losing PitcherBruce Sutter  
SaveBo McLaughlin  
Game Winning RBIJulio Gonzalez 

Game Info

DateMay 4, 1977 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoaquin Andujar  
Home Starting PitcherBill Bonham  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance3,044 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Quick
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Harry Wendelstedt
3B: Satch Davidson

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Julio Gonzalez  Shortstop 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Willie Crawford  Left Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Joe Ferguson  Catcher 
Art Howe  Third Baseman 
Rob Sperring  Second Baseman 
Joaquin Andujar  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Greg Gross  Left Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Joe Wallis  Center Fielder 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Bill Bonham  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
May 4, 1977

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/4/1977 -- Houston at Chicago (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Gonzalez J, ss        5  0  2  2   De Jesus I, ss        5  1  2  0   
Cruz J, rf-cf         6  1  0  0   Gross G, lf           4  1  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          3  0  1  0   Buckner B, 1b         0  0  0  0   
Roberts L, rf         0  0  0  0   Biittner L, pr-1b     3  0  1  0   
Crawford W, lf        5  1  0  0   Murcer B, rf          4  1  2  1   
Watson B, 1b          5  1  2  3   Wallis J, cf          5  1  1  2   
Ferguson J, c         4  0  0  0   Trillo M, 2b          5  0  1  0   
Howe A, 3b            2  0  1  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       5  0  1  1   
Howard W, pr-2b       0  1  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       3  0  0  0   
Sperring R, 2b        3  0  0  0   Bonham B, p           3  0  1  0   
Boswell K, ph-3b      2  1  0  0   Sutter B, p           1  0  0  0   
Andujar J, p          2  0  0  0   Morales J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Gardner A, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Johnson C, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Cabell E, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Lemongello M, pr      0  0  0  0                                      
McLaughlin B, p       0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5  6  5                        39  4  9  4

Houston          000 000 031 01 --  5
Chicago          100 020 100 00 --  4

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Andujar J             6.0  7  3  2  6  3
Sambito J             2.0  1  1  1  0  2
Forsch K (W)          2.0  1  0  0  1  1
McLaughlin B (S)      1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bonham B              7.2  4  3  3  4  5
Sutter B (L)          3.1  2  2  1  2  1

E -- Trillo M 2, Cruz J, Gonzalez J
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 9, Chicago 10
2B -- De Jesus I
HR -- Wallis J, Watson B
SB -- Watson B, Cedeno C, Howard W
CS -- Murcer B
SH -- Gross G, Howard W
WP -- Andujar J
T -- 2:58
A -- 3044

    

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