Final
CHC 4 — HOU 5
6/17/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197806170
Complete available game record for CHC at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denny Walling | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Gross | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Biittner | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ontiveros | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Trillo | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Kingman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Rader | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fischlin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Geisel | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy Meoli | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Moore | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Sutter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillermo Hernandez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Andujar | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dave Geisel | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Donnie Moore | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Guillermo Hernandez | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Sutter | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Biittner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rader | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Sutter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Trillo | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Geisel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gross | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillermo Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fischlin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | BK.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-H | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | T | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | FC4.3XH(42);B-1 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T.1-H | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | PB.3-H(UR) | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 41.3-H | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB3;SB2 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D.3-H;2-H | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | K+WP.B-1 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |