The Astros snapped their nine-game losing streak behind the pitching of Doug Konieczny, who also helped himself at bat by driving in two runs with a double and single while defeating the Cubs, 4-3. Konieczny got off to a shaky start, giving up two runs in the first inning on a walk to Don Kessinger, singles by Jose Cardenal and Bill Madlock and a sacrifice fly by Jerry Morales.

The Astros used a walk to Cesar Cedeno and singles by Larry Milbourne and Konieczny for a run in the fourth before tying the score in the seventh on a single by Milbourne, sacrifice by Konieczny and single by Greg Gross. Then in the eighth, Cedeno and Milt May walked, Enos Cabell batted in a run with a single and Konieczny doubled to plate what proved to be the deciding tally. The Cubs scored once in the ninth on singles by Rick Monday and Morales and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      10, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  x  -   4  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .258      Gross lf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .268
Cardenal lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .319      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .336      Boswell 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .285      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .332
Morales rf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .281      Cedeno cf             2   2   0   0     2   1   .258
Thornton 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .347      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Jutze pr,c          0   1   0   0     0   0   .147
  Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Cabell rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Swisher c             2   0   0   0     1   2   .185      Milbourne 2b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .206
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Konieczny p           3   0   2   2     0   1   .167
Bonham p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   2     3   7             Totals               31   4   9   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,542
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 9
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 2
Errors: Swisher
Doubles: Konieczny (2)
Triples: Thornton (1), Metzger (6)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (26)
Caught Stealing: Milbourne (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Konieczny (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (3)
GIDP: Thornton (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6     5   2   2   3   4   0  26   3.98
Watt L(0-1)             1.1   4   2   2   2   0   0  10  18.00
Frailing                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.71
Totals                  8     9   4   4   5   4   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny W(4-7)        9     8   3   3   3   7   0  35   3.43
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   7   0  35

Passed Balls: May (11)
Wild Pitches: Konieczny (3)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Cardenal singled to right [Kessinger
to third]; Madlock singled to right [Kessinger scored, Cardenal
to third]; Monday struck out; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to
shortstop [Cardenal scored]; Thornton singled to third [Madlock
to second]; May allowed a passed ball [Madlock to third]; Trillo
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); Boswell walked; Watson singled to center [Boswell
to second]; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher struck out; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kessinger singled to right [Kessinger out at second
(right to second to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May popped to second; Cabell lined to second;
Milbourne walked; Konieczny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal flied out to right; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
tripled to center; Boswell popped to shortstop; Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros
0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales struck out; Thornton tripled to left; Trillo
grounded out (second to first); Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; May flied out to
center; Cabell popped to shortstop; Milbourne singled to
shortstop [Cedeno to third]; Konieczny singled to right [Cedeno
scored, Milbourne to third]; Gross grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

CUBS 5TH: Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
lined to center; Cardenal grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to right; Boswell flied out to
left; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Monday singled to center;
Morales lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Monday
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; May flied out to left;
Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 1.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton popped to second; Trillo struck out; Swisher
walked; Bonham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros
1.

ASTROS 7TH: Milbourne singled to pitcher; WATT REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Konieczny out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Milbourne to second]; Gross singled to center
[Milbourne scored]; Metzger singled to right [Gross to third];
Boswell flied out to center; Watson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 2.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger lined to left; Cardenal flied out to center;
Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third
(error by Swisher)]; May was walked intentionally; JUTZE RAN FOR
MAY; Cabell singled to left [Cedeno scored, Jutze to second];
Milbourne forced Cabell (first to shortstop) [Jutze to third];
Konieczny doubled to left [Jutze scored, Milbourne to third];
FRAILING REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); Milbourne was caught stealing
home (catcher to third) [Konieczny to third]; Gross popped to
third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 4.

CUBS 9TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Monday singled to
right; Morales singled to center [Monday to second]; Thornton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Monday to third, Morales out at second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
TRILLO; Konieczny threw a wild pitch [Monday scored]; Summers
walked; GARRETT BATTED FOR SWISHER; Garrett grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 4.