Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
6
–
1
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry DierkerW | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 44 |
Chicago Cubs
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill HandsL | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 40 |
| Phil Regan | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Jesus Alou reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Don Kessinger. Cesar Cedeno scores.
1–0
▲ 6th
Bob Watson hits a home run (3). Denis Menke scores.
3–0
▲ 8th
Doug Rader grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Glenn Beckert. Denis Menke scores. Bob Watson out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Glenn Beckert.
4–0
▲ 9th
Roger Metzger out, shortstop Don Kessinger to first baseman Hal Breeden. Jesus Alou scores. Larry Dierker to 2nd.
5–0
▲ 9th
Joe Morgan singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jim Hickman. Larry Dierker scores.
6–0
▼ 9th
Joe Pepitone out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jesus Alou. Glenn Beckert scores. Billy Williams to 3rd.
6–1
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDenis Menke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RFJesus Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJack Hiatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLarry Dierker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDon Kessinger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BGlenn Beckert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFBilly Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BRon Santo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJoe Pepitone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BHal Breeden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CKen Rudolph | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBill Hands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHPaul Popovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPhil Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |