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Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
April 26, 1979 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1979 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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at Wrigley Field |
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| Houston |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | 2 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Richard W (4-0) |
5.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
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Sambito SV (3) |
4.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
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| Chicago Cubs |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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McGlothen L (2-2) |
4.0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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Holtzman |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Burris |
2.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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Hernandez |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
E–Kingman (1), Hernandez (1). DP–Houston 1. 2B–Houston Reynolds (5,off Holtzman). HR–Houston Richard (1,3rd inning off McGlothen 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Martin (1,8th inning off Sambito 0 on, 0 out). CS–Cabell (3,2nd base by Burris/Foote). U-HP–Joe Pomponi, 1B–Bob Maher, 2B–Dennis Riccio, 3B–Dick Tremblay. T–3:00. A–4,777. |
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| Game played on Thursday, April 26, 1979 at Wrigley Field |
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