Jose Cardenal singled and homered to drive in two runs as the Cubs edged the Astros, 3-2, on Rick Reuschel's eight-hitter. Cardenal followed Rob Sperring's single and Rick Monday's sacrifice bunt with an RBI single in the first and hit a homer in the third. Singles by Andre Thornton and Manny Trillo and a sacrifice fly by Steve Swisher plated a Cub run in the second. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome

Cubs 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Sperring ss,3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .217 Howard cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .294 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Gross rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .309 Madlock 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .359 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .286 Cardenal lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .305 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Morales rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .170 Trillo 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .240 Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 Swisher c 2 0 0 1 1 1 .195 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .132 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Cabell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Totals 30 3 8 3 3 4 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 4 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 7,039 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 7 DP: Cubs 2, Astros 1 Errors: Sperring, Thornton Doubles: Howard (11), Gross (11) Triples: Gross (9) Home Runs: Cardenal (8) Caught Stealing: Trillo (5), Thornton (2) Sacrifice Hits: Monday (5) Sacrifice Flies: Swisher (3) GIDP: Rader (11), Cabell (9) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(9-13) 9 8 2 0 1 4 0 36 3.33 Totals 9 8 2 0 1 4 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(7-14) 7 7 3 3 1 2 1 28 4.31 Sosa 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 2.51 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 1 35 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo CUBS 1ST: Sperring singled to left; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sperring to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Bill Madlock ejected by 1B umpire Art Williams; Cardenal singled to center [Sperring scored]; Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: KESSINGER REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING SS); SPERRING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Howard doubled to first; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Howard to third]; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Howard out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Trillo singled to right [Thornton to third]; Swisher hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thornton scored]; On a bunt R. Reuschel forced Trillo (pitcher to shortstop); Sperring was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Rader popped to first; Helms reached on an error by Sperring [Helms to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (third to first); Kessinger lined to center; Cardenal homered; Morales flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Howard struck out; Gross tripled to right; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Thornton lined to third; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Johnson struck out; May singled to second; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring struck out; Monday singled to shortstop; Kessinger forced Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Metzger flied out to left; Roberts flied out to left; Howard singled to second [Helms to second]; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Morales flied out to left; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Johnson walked; May lined to left; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to third; Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Swisher walked; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first) [Swisher to second]; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to right; BOSWELL BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Boswell flied out to right; Howard reached on an error by Thornton [Metzger to third, Howard to first]; Gross doubled to center [Metzger scored (unearned), Howard scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Monday struck out; Kessinger walked; Cardenal lined into a double play (second to first) [Kessinger out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Johnson flied out to left; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: Morales singled to shortstop; Thornton forced Morales (second to shortstop); Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Trillo walked; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to center; CABELL BATTED FOR SOSA; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

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