Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1976 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
Monday cf 3 0 0 1
Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 4 2 1 0
Wallis rf 3 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 1
Swisher c 3 1 2 1
Kelleher ss 2 0 1 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Sperring ss 1 0 1 2
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1
Watson 1b 4 0 2 0
Cruz rf 4 1 1 0
Roberts lf 4 0 1 1
Johnson c 3 0 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 1 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 2
Chicago 000 001 202591
Houston 000 120 0003121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   7.0 10 3 3 1 6
  Sutter  W (3-3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (12-11) 8.2 9 5 3 2 5
  McLaughlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
2
6

  E–Swisher (9), Andrews (13).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Johnson (11).  2B–Houston Cedeno (21,off R Reuschel); Watson (19,off R Reuschel); Johnson (16,off R Reuschel).  3B–Houston Johnson (2,off Sutter).  SH–R Reuschel (7,off Dierker).  SF–Monday (2,off Dierker).  CS–Cardenal (12,2nd base by Dierker/Johnson); Cedeno (10,2nd base by R Reuschel/Swisher).  SB–Cruz 2 (20,2nd base off R Reuschel/Swisher 2); Cedeno (38,3rd base off R Reuschel/Swisher).  WP–R Reuschel (5).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:30.  A–7,371.
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