Saturday August 23, 1975
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Jose Cruz drove in five runs with a single, double and homer while Wilbur Howard and Cesar Cedeno socked four hits apiece in powering the Astros to a 14-12 win over the Cubs. Behind by 9-0 after six innings, the Cubs scored six in the seventh and six more in the eighth. The surge fell short, however, because the Astros had scored five in the top of the eighth.

The Astros also rammed home five runs in the third off loser Bill Bonham, with Doug Rader's two-run triple the most telling blow. Cliff Johnson's homer made it 9-0 in the sixth. Cruz' three-run homer off Tom Dettore highlighted Houston's big eighth. Jim York logged the win despite giving up a grand slam pinch-homer to Champ Summers in the seventh. It was York's first start in the majors after 161 relief jobs. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 14, Chicago Cubs 12

Game Played on Saturday, August 23, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Astros 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 5 0 - 14 21 2 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 - 12 12 4 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews ss 6 2 3 0 0 1 .206 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 2 2 0 .234 Howard rf 6 1 4 1 0 1 .300 Hiser cf,1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .273 Cedeno cf 6 2 4 1 0 0 .274 Madlock 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .359 Johnson c 3 2 3 2 2 0 .301 Cardenal lf,rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .309 Jutze pr,c 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Morales rf,cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .329 Thornton 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Cabell 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 Dettore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Cruz lf 4 2 3 5 1 0 .265 Monday ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .277 Rader 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .230 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DaVanon 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .236 York p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sperring pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 Granger p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitterwald ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hosley c 3 2 1 0 2 0 .264 Bonham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Summers ph,lf 3 2 1 4 0 0 .242 Totals 45 14 21 13 4 4 Totals 39 12 12 10 6 0 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 17,391 Left on Base: Astros 8, Cubs 7 DP: Astros 2, Cubs 2 Errors: Andrews, DaVanon, Madlock, P. Reuschel, Trillo, Hosley Doubles: Howard 2 (13), Andrews (3), Cruz (11), Johnson (13), Hiser (3), Kessinger (22) Triples: Rader (2), Madlock (7) Home Runs: Johnson (14), Cruz (5), Summers (1), Monday (17) Stolen Bases: Andrews (6), Cruz (5), Cedeno (42), Cardenal (25) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (14), Howard (10) GIDP: Cedeno (7), Granger (1), Thornton (6), Kessinger (4) Hit by Pitch: Trillo (3,by York) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA York W(1-2) 6 5 4 4 4 0 1 27 6.23 Granger 1 5 5 2 0 0 0 10 2.97 Sosa 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 7 4.91 Cosgrove SV(5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45 Totals 9 12 12 9 6 0 2 46 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham L(11-11) 3 8 6 6 3 1 0 19 4.46 Wilcox 2 6 2 2 0 2 0 11 6.09 Zamora 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 4.60 Dettore 1 4 5 5 1 0 1 8 4.80 P. Reuschel 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.18 Totals 9 21 14 14 4 4 2 49 Hit by Pitch: York (4) Wild Pitches: Dettore (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello; ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Andrews made an out to pitcher; Howard doubled to left; Cedeno singled to left [Howard to third]; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Johnson walked; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Hiser popped to second in foul territory; Madlock forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 2B umpire John Kibler was struck by Jerry DaVanon's relay throw to 1B; he was taken to the hospital and received five stitches on his right forehead; he returned later in the game; Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Rader reached on an error by Trillo [Cruz to second, Rader to first]; Cruz was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); DaVanon lined to center; York forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: On a bunt Morales singled to pitcher; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second]; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews singled to second; Andrews stole second; Howard struck out; Cedeno popped to third; Johnson walked; Watson singled to right [Andrews scored, Johnson to second]; Cruz singled to right [Johnson scored, Watson to third]; Cruz stole second; Rader tripled to left [Watson scored, Cruz scored]; DaVanon singled to center [Rader scored]; York forced DaVanon (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Hosley flied out to center; Bonham flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Andrews doubled to right; WILCOX REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Howard grounded out (first unassisted) [Andrews to third]; Cedeno singled to center [Andrews scored]; Johnson singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Watson struck out; Cruz doubled to left [Cedeno scored, Johnson to third]; Rader flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Hiser flied out to center; Madlock flied out to right; Cardenal walked; Morales singled to center [Cardenal to second]; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: DaVanon singled to left; York struck out; Andrews singled to right [DaVanon to second]; Howard singled to right [DaVanon scored, Andrews to third]; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Hosley popped to catcher in foul territory; LACOCK BATTED FOR WILCOX; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: ZAMORA REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Johnson homered; Watson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to right; Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger walked; Hiser popped to third; Madlock singled to second [Kessinger to second]; Cardenal flied out to left; Morales forced Madlock (shortstop to second); umpire John Kibler returned from the hospital and went back to 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 0. ASTROS 7TH: DaVanon flied out to right; York flied out to center; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: CABELL REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Thornton singled to left; Trillo was hit by a pitch [Thornton to second]; SPERRING RAN FOR TRILLO; Hosley walked [Thornton to third, Sperring to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Summers homered [Thornton scored, Sperring scored, Hosley scored]; GRANGER REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Kessinger flied out to center; Hiser doubled to right; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal singled to left [Hiser to third]; Cardenal stole second; Morales reached on an error by Andrews [Hiser scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenal scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morales to first]; Thornton singled to left [Morales to second]; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SPERRING; Mitterwald grounded out (first to pitcher); 6 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 6. ASTROS 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING 2B); SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); DETTORE REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); HISER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Howard doubled to right; Cedeno singled to left [Howard to third]; Cedeno stole second [Howard scored (error by Hosley)]; Johnson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; JUTZE RAN FOR JOHNSON; Dettore threw a wild pitch [Jutze to third]; Cabell walked; Cruz homered [Jutze scored, Cabell scored]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); DaVanon reached on an error by Madlock [DaVanon to first]; Granger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [DaVanon out at second]; 5 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Astros 14, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hosley singled to third; Summers reached on an error by DaVanon [Hosley to third, Summers to first]; Kessinger doubled to center [Hosley scored, Summers scored (unearned)]; SOSA REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Hiser walked; Madlock tripled to right [Kessinger scored, Hiser scored]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); MONDAY BATTED FOR DETTORE; Monday homered; Harris grounded out (second to first); 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 14, Cubs 12. ASTROS 9TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Andrews struck out; Howard singled to center; Howard was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was picked off first but was safe on an error by P. Reuschel [Cedeno to third]; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 14, Cubs 12. CUBS 9TH: Hosley walked; COSGROVE REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Summers forced Hosley (second to shortstop); Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Summers out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 14, Cubs 12.

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