Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 2 (Game 2) Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field Astros 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Cubs 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 x - 4 11 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Gross cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Drumright 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Puhl cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .320 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .305 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling lf 1 1 0 0 2 1 .247 Scott 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .331 Buckner 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .313 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Kingman lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .245 Gonzalez ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Murcer rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .280 Bochy c 3 0 1 1 1 1 .275 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .261 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Ruhle p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100 Meoli pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .115 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 White cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 De Jesus ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Seoane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Watson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Pujols pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Thompson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Cox c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Totals 29 2 6 1 8 8 Totals 31 4 11 4 4 3 Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 29,528 Left on Base: Astros 8, Cubs 9 DP: Astros 1, Cubs 4 Errors: Walling, Bergman, Scott, White Doubles: Cruz (25), Cabell (24), Kingman (13) Stolen Bases: Walling (8), Landestoy (4), Scott 2 (22) Caught Stealing: Cabell (13), Scott (8) Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (7) GIDP: Cruz 2 (8), Bochy (7), Landestoy (1), Buckner (11) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle L(2-2) 5.2 8 4 4 2 1 0 27 2.54 Bannister 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.63 Andujar 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 9 3.17 Totals 8 11 4 4 4 3 0 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seoane 1.1 3 2 1 3 1 0 9 6.75 Holtzman 4.1 3 0 0 2 4 0 16 4.84 Moore W(9-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.07 Roberts 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 5.15 McGlothen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.50 Hernandez SV(3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.93 Totals 9 6 2 1 8 8 0 37 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner walked; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to center; On a bunt Cabell singled to third [Cruz to third]; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Walling walked; Walling stole second; Bergman walked; Bochy singled to left [Cruz scored, Walling scored (error by Scott) (unearned) (no RBI), Bergman to third, Bochy to second (on throw)]; Rodney Scott called for obstruction on Dennis Walling; Ruhle walked; HOLTZMAN REPLACED SEOANE (PITCHING); On a bunt Landestoy forced Bergman (pitcher to catcher) [Bochy to third, Ruhle to second]; Drumright forced Landestoy (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to right; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to first; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; Cabell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [De Jesus to second]; Gross singled to left [De Jesus scored]; Scott reached on an error by Walling [Gross to second, Scott to first]; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: Walling walked; Bergman was called out on strikes; Bochy grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Walling out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Kingman doubled to left; Murcer singled to first [Kingman to third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored, Murcer to second]; Bergman dropped a foul fly hit by Rader for an error; Rader flied out to center; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 5TH: Ruhle struck out; Landestoy singled to right; Drumright lined to center; Landestoy stole second; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Holtzman struck out; Gross flied out to center; Scott walked; Scott stole second; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Cabell doubled to center; Walling struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Gonzalez walked; MOORE REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Bochy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kingman flied out to center; Murcer singled to right; On a bunt Trillo singled to third [Murcer to second]; Rader forced Trillo (first to shortstop) [Murcer to third]; MEOLI RAN FOR RADER; De Jesus singled to left [Murcer scored, Meoli to second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MOORE; Thompson singled to right [Meoli scored, De Jesus to third]; BANNISTER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); COX REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING C ); WHITE REPLACED MEOLI (PLAYING CF); HOWARD BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Howard struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Drumright flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Scott singled to center; Scott stole second; Buckner walked; Scott was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third) [Buckner to second]; Kingman singled to right [Buckner out at home (right to catcher), Kingman to second (on throw to home)]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: White grounded out (second to first); De Jesus lined to third; Cox singled to center; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR WALLING; Alou reached on an error by White [Alou to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first) [Alou to third]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Bochy walked; SEXTON RAN FOR BOCHY; WATSON BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Watson walked [Sexton to second]; PUJOLS RAN FOR WATSON; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded into a double play (second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4.

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