Astros @ Cubs
July 7, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 3 3
Cubs 6 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 3 3
Cubs 6 15 0

Art Howe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .239
OBP .333 .297
At Bats 3 218
Hits 1 52
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 21

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Wrigley Field - July 7, 1979
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Out
Ken Holtzman
Barry Foote
Bill Buckner
Ted Sizemore
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Miguel Dilone
Jerry Martin
Scot Thompson
Art Howe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 3 3 4
Chicago Cubs 6 15 0 12
Winning Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Losing Pitcher Rick Williams
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Kingman
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Miguel Dilone now playing left field. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Dave Kingman. There goes Dilone. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Bert Roberge now pitching. Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Leonard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Leonard. De Jesus scores. Thompson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holtzman scores. De Jesus moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Holtzman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Holtzman reaches second base with a double. Foote goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tom Dixon now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Holtzman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Ontiveros moves to third.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bochy hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Williams. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 4 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baldwin scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out.
Top 3 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 2 Holtzman hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gonzalez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell has Thompson trapped. There's the throw to Bochy and back to Gonzalez, who tags Thompson for the out. Buckner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores. Thompson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.