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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 9, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 9, 1977 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 7,424 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Doug Harvey |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Julio Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 9, 1977
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Andujar
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Andujar
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Andujar
Biittner hits a line drive towards second. Boswell catches it and steps on second to double up De Jesus. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Andujar
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales hits a line drive towards left. Crawford chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Crawford. Gross scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Reuschel
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Reuschel
Reuschel fires to first and picks off Cruz. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Reuschel
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reuschel
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Reuschel
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Reuschel
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Reuschel
Ferguson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Reuschel
Watson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Reuschel
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Andujar
Trillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Andujar
The ball gets by Ferguson for a passed ball. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Andujar
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Andujar
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reuschel vs. Andujar
Reuschel is hit by the pitch. Trillo moves to third. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
De Jesus vs. Andujar
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Trillo scores. Mitterwald moves to third. Reuschel moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Gross vs. Larson
Dan Larson now pitching.
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitterwald tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Larson
Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reuschel scores. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Larson
There's a wild pitch. De Jesus scores. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Larson
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Larson
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Boswell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Reuschel
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larson vs. Reuschel
Larson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Reuschel
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. De Jesus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Reuschel
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Larson
Trillo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Larson
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Larson
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitterwald for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reuschel
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Reuschel
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Reuschel
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Cedeno steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Reuschel
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Reuschel
Ferguson hits a popup towards short. De Jesus catches it. Cedeno is tagging up. There's the throw, and Cedeno is out at the plate. That's a double play. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Reuschel
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Larson
Reuschel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Larson
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Larson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Larson
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reuschel
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Reuschel
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Reuschel
Art Gardner pinch hits for Dan Larson.
There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Gardner vs. Reuschel
Gardner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Reuschel
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Murcer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Niekro
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Niekro
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Niekro
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Reuschel
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reuschel
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Reuschel
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Cesar Cedeno.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Reuschel
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Reuschel
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Niekro
Wilbur Howard now playing center field.
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Niekro
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Niekro
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Cabell applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Niekro
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Niekro
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gonzalez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reuschel
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Reuschel
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Reuschel
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Murcer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. McLaughlin
Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. McLaughlin
Trillo hits a line drive towards first. Watson catches it and steps on first to double up Murcer. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Hernandez
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hernandez
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. McLaughlin
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. McLaughlin
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. McLaughlin
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. McLaughlin
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Hernandez
Crawford bunts towards the mound. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Hernandez
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hernandez
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McLaughlin
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. McLaughlin
Biittner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. McLaughlin
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Hernandez
Art Howe pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hernandez
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hernandez
Cruz strikes out. Mitterwald drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cruz out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1977 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 1 3 1 Cruz J, rf 4 0 1 0
Gross G, lf 3 1 1 1 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Biittner L, 1b 5 0 2 1 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 3 0
Murcer B, rf 2 1 1 0 Howard W, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Morales J, cf 5 0 0 0 Crawford W, lf 3 0 1 1
Trillo M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Ferguson J, c 4 0 2 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 3 1 1 0 Gonzalez J, ss 4 0 1 0
Reuschel R, p 2 1 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez G, p 1 0 0 0 Howe A, ph 1 0 1 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0
Larson D, p 1 0 0 0
Gardner A, ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts L, ph 1 0 0 0
McLaughlin B, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 11 3 33 1 9 1
Chicago 240 000 000 -- 6
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 6.0 8 1 1 3 1
Hernandez G (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (L) 1.1 3 6 4 3 1
Larson D 2.2 2 0 0 1 2
Niekro J 2.0 4 0 0 1 1
McLaughlin B 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Crawford W
DP -- Chicago 2, Houston 3
LOB -- Chicago 8, Houston 9
2B -- Ferguson J, De Jesus I
SB -- Cedeno C 3
CS -- De Jesus I
SF -- Gross G
HBP -- by Andujar J (Reuschel R), by McLaughlin B (Murcer B)
WP -- Larson D, Reuschel R
PB -- Ferguson J
T -- 2:30
A -- 7424
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