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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 6, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 6, 1976 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Ed Montague |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 6, 1976
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Andujar
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Andujar
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Andujar
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Bonham
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Bonham
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Bonham
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gross scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Bonham
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Andujar
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Andujar
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Bonham
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andujar vs. Bonham
There goes Cabell. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Andujar vs. Bonham
Andujar strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Bonham
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Andujar
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Andujar
Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Andujar
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Bonham
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bonham
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Andujar
Monday hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Andujar
Cardenal hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Andujar
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Andujar
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bonham
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Bonham
Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. Morales throws the ball in to Swisher who tags Cabell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Andujar
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Andujar
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Andujar
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andujar vs. Bonham
Andujar bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Bonham
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Bonham
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Metzger trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Bonham
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Andujar
Bonham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Andujar
Monday hits a popup into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Andujar
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Bonham
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Bonham
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Andujar
Madlock hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Andujar
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Bonham
Andujar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Bonham
Gross bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. Andujar moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Bonham
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andujar moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Bonham
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Bonham
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching. Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Jose Cruz.
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Andujar
Wilbur Howard now playing left field.
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Andujar
Swisher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Andujar
Joe Wallis pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garman
Dave Rosello now playing shortstop. Mike Garman now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Garman
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Garman
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Andujar
Champ Summers pinch hits for Mike Garman.
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Andujar
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Andujar
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Andujar
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1976, game 1 -- Chicago at Houston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Gross G, rf 2 1 1 0
Cardenal J, lf 4 0 1 0 Andrews R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Madlock B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 0 0
Morales J, rf 2 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 2 1
Biittner L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Howard W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Swisher S, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson C, c 2 1 0 0
Kelleher M, ss 2 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 2 0
Wallis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 1
Rosello D, ss 0 0 0 0 Andujar J, p 2 0 1 0
Bonham B, p 2 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Garman M, p 0 0 0 0
Summers C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 26 2 7 2
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 110 000 00x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B (L) 6.2 7 2 2 6 3
Schultz B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Garman M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 2
LOB -- Chicago 3, Houston 9
3B -- Cabell E
SB -- Cabell E, Cedeno C
SH -- Andujar J, Gross G
SF -- Metzger R
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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