Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1986
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 26, 1986 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Lynch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,579 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Tom Hallion |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Keith Moreland | First Baseman |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Terry Francona | Right Fielder |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Chris Speier | Third Baseman |
| Ed Lynch | Pitcher |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Danny Darwin | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1986
Top 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Darwin
Trillo hits a popup towards short. Reynolds makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Darwin
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreland vs. Darwin
Moreland hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Lynch
Hatcher hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lynch
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Lynch
Cruz hits a line drive into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Darwin
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Darwin
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Darwin
Speier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass. Speier reaches second base with a double. Francona goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Darwin
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lynch
Bass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Lynch
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garner vs. Lynch
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Darwin vs. Lynch
Darwin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Darwin
There's a wild pitch. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trillo vs. Darwin
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trillo for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Darwin
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moreland vs. Darwin
There goes Mumphrey. The slide. Ashby applies the tag. Mumphrey is out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreland vs. Darwin
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Lynch
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Speier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lynch
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Lynch
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Darwin
Francona hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darwin
Dunston hits a line drive into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lynch
Bass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lynch
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Lynch
Garner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Lynch
Davis fires to first and picks off Garner. View Play
Top 5
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Darwin
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Darwin
Lynch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Lynch
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Doran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Lynch
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews throws the ball in to Speier who relays the ball to Trillo who tags Hatcher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Doran scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lynch
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Darwin
Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Darwin
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran misplays the ball. That's an error on Doran. Trillo goes all the way around to score. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreland vs. Darwin
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Matthews tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Darwin
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darwin
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dunston for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lynch
Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Bob Dernier now playing center field.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Lynch
Bass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lynch
Reynolds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Lynch
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Lynch
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lopez
Ron Cey pinch hits for Ed Lynch.
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lopez
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Lopez
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dernier vs. Lopez
Dernier hits a popup towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. DiPino
Frank DiPino now pitching.
Doran hits a line drive into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. DiPino
Hatcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. DiPino
Walling strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching. Jim Pankovits now playing second base.
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Andersen
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Andersen
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pankovits scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. DiPino
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. DiPino
Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. DiPino
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Andersen
Dunston hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Andersen
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pankovits scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiPino vs. Andersen
DiPino is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Smith
Dickie Thon pinch hits for Craig Reynolds. Lee Smith now pitching.
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Smith
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pankovits vs. Smith
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards third. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Smith
Glenn Davis pinch hits for Larry Andersen.
Davis strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/26/1986 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Mumphrey J, cf-lf 4 0 2 0 Doran B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Trillo M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0
Matthews G, lf 3 1 0 0 Davis G, ph 1 0 0 0
Dernier B, cf 1 0 0 0 Hatcher B, cf 4 0 1 1
Moreland K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Walling D, 1b 4 0 2 0
Davis J, c 3 0 0 1 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0
Francona T, rf 4 2 2 1 Bass K, rf 4 1 2 0
Dunston S, ss 4 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 1 0
Speier C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Reynolds C, ss 3 1 2 2
Lynch E, p 2 0 0 0 Thon D, ph 1 0 0 0
Cey R, ph 1 1 1 1 Garner P, 3b 3 0 2 0
DiPino F, p 1 0 0 0 Darwin D, p 2 0 0 0
Smith L, p 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez A, p 0 0 0 0
Pankovitz J, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 7 4 36 3 11 3
Chicago 010 003 100 -- 5
Houston 000 012 000 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch E (W) 6.0 10 3 3 1 5
DiPino F 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Smith L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin D (L) 6.0 6 4 4 0 4
Lopez A 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Andersen L 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Reynolds C, Doran B
LOB -- Chicago 4, Houston 7
2B -- Speier C, Mumphrey J, Reynolds C, Doran B
HR -- Francona T, Reynolds C, Cey R
CS -- Mumphrey J
SF -- Davis J
WP -- Darwin D
T -- 2:33
A -- 22579
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
