Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1978 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 4, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 5 0 2 1
Sexton ss 5 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 2 2 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Howe 2b 3 0 1 1
Cruz rf 4 1 1 0
Baldwin c 4 1 1 1
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
  Metzger ph 1 0 1 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 0
  Meoli 2b 0 0 0 0
Gross cf,rf,lf 4 2 2 1
Biittner 1b 4 1 1 1
Kingman lf 5 1 1 4
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 1 1 0
  Wallis cf 1 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 0
Rader c 3 1 0 0
Roberts p 3 1 2 3
  Kelleher 2b,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Houston 000 101 0024112
Chicago 030 105 00x9110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (3-3) 5.1 6 6 6 6 2
  Zamora   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Sambito   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
7
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (3-0) 6.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Moore   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
5

  E–Watson (2), Andujar (3).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (10,off Roberts); Cruz (10,off P Reuschel); Baldwin (2,off P Reuschel), Chicago Roberts (2,off Andujar); Ontiveros (6,off Andujar); Biittner (3,off Andujar); Gross (3,off Zamora); Trillo (8,off Zamora); DeJesus (6,off Sambito).  HR–Houston Watson (6,4th inning off Roberts 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Kingman (11,6th inning off Zamora 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Biittner (2,by Zamora).  SB–Murcer (5,2nd base off Andujar/Baldwin).  IBB–Zamora (1,Biittner).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:20.  A–14,107.
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