Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 14, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1975 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 3 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 2 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 2 2 1 1
Sperring 2b 3 0 3 1
Swisher c 4 0 1 1
Stone p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf,cf 5 1 3 1
Gross rf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 1 0 1 1
  Cruz lf 2 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
May c 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
DaVanon ss 4 0 0 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Helms ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Chicago 110 200 0105102
Houston 011 000 0013100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (11-5) 9.0 10 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (8-8) 7.0 7 4 4 3 7
  Granger   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
8

  E–Monday (7), Madlock (16).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Howard (10,off Stone); Rader (22,off Stone); Cabell (13,off Stone).  HR–Houston Johnson (10,2nd inning off Stone 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sperring (3,off Richard).  SF–LaCock (3,off Granger).  CS–Madlock (3,2nd base by Richard/May); Cedeno (12,2nd base by Stone/Swisher).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:33.  A–7,555.
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