Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 26, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1976 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
DaVanon 2b 4 1 2 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Roberts lf 4 0 1 0
  Howard lf 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Richard p 4 1 2 1
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday 1b 4 1 2 1
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 2 1 1 1
  Rosello ss 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 1 1 0
Wallis cf 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Kelleher ss,3b 3 0 0 0
Reuschel R. p 1 0 1 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel P. p 0 0 0 0
  LaCock ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Houston 310 000 0105100
Chicago 000 101 001360
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (15-13) 8.1 5 3 3 0 6
  Forsch  SV (17) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R.  L (11-9) 6.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Reuschel P.   2.0 1 1 1 1 3
  Knowles   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
7

  E–None.  2B–Houston Watson (23,off R Reuschel), Chicago Monday (17,off Richard); Summers (2,off Richard).  3B–Houston Cedeno (4,off R Reuschel).  HR–Houston Richard (1,2nd inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 1 out); Cruz (3,8th inning off P Reuschel 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Madlock (14,4th inning off Richard 0 on, 1 out); Monday (23,6th inning off Richard 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Madlock (11,by Richard).  HBP–Richard (4,Madlock).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:11.  A–6,653.
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