Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 15, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1975 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 3 1 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 2 1
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Richard p 3 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 3 1 1 1
Morales rf 3 1 0 0
LaCock 1b 2 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Hosley c 2 1 1 2
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 3
Houston 100 001 000231
Chicago 000 011 02x452
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (3-2) 7.1 5 4 3 8 9
  Forsch   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
4
3
8
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (3-3) 9.0 3 2 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
2
0
2
5

  E–Rader (4), Cardenal (2), Madlock (3).  2B–Chicago Hosley (2,off Richard).  HR–Chicago Monday (5,6th inning off Richard 0 on, 0 out).  SH–R Reuschel (2,off Richard).  SB–Cardenal (8,2nd base off Richard/May); Monday (1,2nd base off Richard/May).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:12.  A–6,406.
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