Pitching 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, Bruce Sutter gained his sixth save of the season when the Cubs defeated the Astros, 5-3. The Cubs started their scoring with three runs in the second inning. Dave Kingman led off with a surprise bunt and Steve Ontiveros was safe on an error.

Jerry Martin singled to score Kingman, Barry Foote doubled to bring home Ontiveros and Ted Sizemore added a third run with an infield out. Bill Buckner had a hand in the deciding pair, hitting a single, stealing second and scoring on a single by Ontiveros in the third, and driving in a run with a single after two walks in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  3  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Astros       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 13  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .213      Puhl rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .263      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   1     0   1   .248
Buckner 1b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .254      Leonard cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .364
Kingman lf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .268      Cruz lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .330
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Cabell 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .323
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Martin cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Ashby c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Foote c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .183        Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .273        Bochy c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Reuschel p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Sexton 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Dillard 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Riccelli p            1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Landestoy ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Howe 2b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .228

Totals               35   5   8   5     4   7             Totals               35   3  13   3     1   5

e of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 14,715
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Astros 9
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 0
Errors: Reynolds
Doubles: Foote (2), Sizemore (4), Cabell 2 (8), Gonzalez (1)
Triples: Murcer (1), Leonard (2)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (3)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (3), Puhl (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (1), Cruz (3)
GIDP: Gonzalez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Leonard (2,by Reuschel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(2-4)         5.2   8   2   2   1   1   0  24   4.74
Hernandez               1.2   4   1   1   0   0   0   9   2.81
Sutter SV(6)            1.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   6   1.06
Totals                  9    13   3   3   1   5   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Riccelli L(2-2)         4     5   4   3   0   2   0  18   3.54
Wilson                  0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3  12.27
McLaughlin              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.48
Andujar                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.93
Ruhle                   1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.16
Sambito                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.22
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   7   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (2)
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (3)




CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Murcer struck
out; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Leonard was hit by a pitch; Cruz
singled to right [Leonard to second]; Reuschel threw a wild
pitch [Leonard to third]; Leonard was out trying to advance to
home (catcher to second to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled to third; Ontiveros reached on an
error by Reynolds [Kingman to second, Ontiveros to first];
Martin singled to center [Kingman scored, Ontiveros to second];
Foote doubled to left [Ontiveros scored (unearned), Martin to
third]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Martin
scored]; Reuschel reached on a fielder's choice [Foote out at
third (pitcher to third)]; De Jesus forced Reuschel (shortstop
unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell doubled to left; Watson flied out to center
[Cabell to third]; Ashby singled to center [Cabell scored];
Gonzalez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Ashby out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Astros 1.

CUBS 3RD: Murcer flied out to left; Buckner singled to center;
Buckner stole second; Kingman flied out to right; Ontiveros
singled to center [Buckner scored]; Martin flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Riccelli singled to center; Puhl singled to right
[Riccelli to third]; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to right [Riccelli
scored]; Leonard flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Astros 2.

CUBS 4TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 2.

CUBS 5TH: WILSON REPLACED RICCELLI (PITCHING); De Jesus walked;
Murcer walked [De Jesus to second]; Buckner singled to right [De
Jesus scored, Murcer to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WILSON
(PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Ontiveros flied out to left;
Martin flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros
2.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez doubled to
left; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Landestoy singled to
center [Gonzalez to third]; Puhl made an out to shortstop;
Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Astros 2.

CUBS 6TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Foote flied out
to right; Sizemore doubled to right; Reuschel reached on a
fielder's choice [Sizemore out at third (shortstop unassisted)];
De Jesus forced Reuschel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Leonard was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Cabell doubled to right; Watson walked;
HERNANDEZ REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 2.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer walked; Murcer was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Buckner flied out to left; Kingman walked;
Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); Gonzalez
singled to third; ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou popped to first
in foul territory; Puhl made an out to second; Reynolds grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 2.

CUBS 8TH: RUHLE REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Martin was called out
on strikes; Foote struck out; Sizemore made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Leonard tripled to center; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Leonard scored]; Cabell singled to left; Watson singled
to left [Cabell to third]; CEDENO BATTED FOR ASHBY; SUTTER
REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); DILLARD REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PLAYING 2B); Cedeno struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR GONZALEZ;
Walling struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 3.

CUBS 9TH: SEXTON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); BOCHY REPLACED
CEDENO (PLAYING C ); Dillard made an out to shortstop; De Jesus
grounded out (second to first); SAMBITO REPLACED SEXTON
(PITCHING); HOWE REPLACED RUHLE (PLAYING 2B); Murcer tripled to
right; Buckner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros
3.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe singled to right; Puhl flied out to center;
Reynolds struck out; Leonard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 3.