The Chicago Cubs came up just a bit short against the Houston Astros, 4 to 3, on May 5, 1981.

Final

Astros

11-13

4

Cubs

3-17

3

HOU

CHC

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

2

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

3

8

0

9

2

0

R

4

3

H

9

6

E

0

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 4th

HOU

CHC

Gary Woods grounded out; Danny Heep scored.

1

0

Single by Kiko Garcia; Jose Cruz scored.

2

0

Bottom 7th

HOU

CHC

Double by Scot Thompson; Hector Cruz, Jim Tracy, and Steve Dillard scored.

2

3

Top 9th

HOU

CHC

Double by Alan Ashby; Jose Cruz and Dickie Thon scored.

4

3

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Terry Puhl CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
Craig Reynolds SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Heep 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz LF	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
Art Howe 3B	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3
Dickie Thon PR,2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Gary Woods RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kiko Garcia 2B,3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Pujols C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Alan Ashby PH,C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Niekro P	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Dave Smith P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	35	4	9	3	1	9	1	1	11

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Joe Niekro	6.1	5	3	3	3	4
Dave Smith (W)	2.2	1	0	0	1	1
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	5

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
Scot Thompson CF	5	0	1	3	0	0	0	2
Scott Fletcher 2B,SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Buckner 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Henderson LF	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	4
Leon Durham RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hector Cruz 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Ken Reitz 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Blackwell C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ivan De Jesus SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Tracy PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Smith P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Tyson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Reuschel P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Krug PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Dillard PR,2B	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	33	3	6	3	4	5	1	9

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	7.0	6	2	2	1	6
Lee Smith (L)	2.0	3	2	2	0	3
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	1	9

Explore

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Morel

RBI

27

Morel

AVG

.288

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

51

Imanaga

ERA

0.96

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

44

11th

R

195

11th

SO

361

11th

ERA

3.78

13th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	24	17	.585
Cubs	24	18	.571	0.5
Pirates	19	23	.452	5.5
Reds	17	24	.415	7.0
Cardinals	17	24	.415	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/14	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Wed 5/15	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Thu 5/16	PIT	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Fri 5/17	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 5/18	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Last Game

Braves

25-13

2

Final

0

Cubs

24-18

Mon 13 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

13

Tucker

12

Henderson

12

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

40

Ozuna

37

Ramírez

35

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.354

Contreras

.354

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

Hit Leaders

58

Ohtani

58

Betts

57

Contreras

Run Leaders

38

Contreras

38

Jr.

35

Betts

OBP Leaders

.440

Betts

.433

Contreras

.422

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.659

Ohtani

.636

Ozuna

.617

Jeffers

SB Leaders

25

Cruz

17

Caballero

16

Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Suárez

6

Lugo

6

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

73

Glasnow

65

Wheeler

64

Crochet

ERA Leaders

0.96

Imanaga

1.34

López

1.50

Suárez

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.75

Cease

0.86

Skubal

K/9 Leaders

12.34

Crochet

11.69

Peralta

11.65

Flaherty

K/BB Leaders

10.50

Flaherty

10.25

Eflin

10.20

Kirby

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Kirby

6

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

644.6

Ohtani

630

Betts

619.9

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

495

Ohtani

481

Betts

475

Cruz

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0