Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 12, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1976 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 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 1 2 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 3 0 2 1
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
Cardenal lf 4 2 4 1
Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 1 2 3
LaCock 1b 3 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
Rosello ss 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 1 1 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 4
Houston 100 100 000280
Chicago 300 010 01x5100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (2-3) 6.0 7 4 4 3 0
  Forsch   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (6-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Knowles  SV (6) 3.0 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 3, Chicago 2.  2B–Houston Herrmann (1,off R Reuschel), Chicago R Reuschel (1,off Andujar); Cardenal (12,off Andujar).  HR–Chicago Morales (6,1st inning off Andujar 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Cruz (6,2nd base off R Reuschel/Mitterwald); Madlock (7,2nd base off Andujar/Herrmann).  CS–Cardenal (6,2nd base by Andujar/Herrmann).  BK–Andujar 2 (3), Forsch (1).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:19.  A–14,773.
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