The Houston Astros came up just a bit short against the Chicago Cubs, 7 to 6, on June 16, 1978.

Final

Cubs

34-24

7

Astros

26-32

6

CHC

HOU

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

2

5

0

1

6

2

0

7

0

8

0

1

9

1

10

1

11

0

12

0

13

1

0

R

7

6

H

15

16

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 2nd

CHC

HOU

Double by Ray Burris; Larry Biittner and Manny Trillo scored.

2

0

Bottom 4th

CHC

HOU

Double by Joe Ferguson; Bob Watson and Art Howe scored.

2

Bottom 5th

CHC

HOU

Single by Cesar Cedeno; Enos Cabell scored.

2

3

Top 6th

CHC

HOU

Double by Larry Biittner; Bobby Murcer scored.

3

Single by Steve Ontiveros; Larry Biittner scored.

4

3

Bottom 8th

CHC

HOU

Single by Art Howe; Wilbur Howard scored.

4

Top 9th

CHC

HOU

Single by Ivan De Jesus; Manny Trillo scored.

5

4

Bottom 9th

CHC

HOU

Single by Enos Cabell; Denny Walling scored.

5

Top 10th

CHC

HOU

Single by Steve Ontiveros; Bobby Murcer scored.

6

5

Bottom 10th

CHC

HOU

Julio Gonzalez grounded out; Jose Cruz scored.

6

Top 13th

CHC

HOU

Sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner; Ivan De Jesus scored.

7

6

Cubs

Astros

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	6	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	4
Greg Gross CF	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Buckner 1B	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Murcer RF	6	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	1
Larry Biittner LF	6	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	6
Steve Ontiveros 3B	5	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	2
Manny Trillo 2B	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Dave Rader C	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Lynn McGlothen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Kingman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Reuschel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Burris P	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Sutter P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Clines PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Holtzman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donnie Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Cox C	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	51	7	15	7	4	4	2	1	20

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ray Burris	7.0	7	3	3	3	3
Bruce Sutter	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Ken Holtzman	0.2	1	1	1	0	0
Donnie Moore	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez	0.1	1	1	1	0	0
Lynn McGlothen	2.0	3	0	0	1	1
Paul Reuschel (W)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
Totals	13.0	16	6	6	4	6

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
Denny Walling LF,CF	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	5
Enos Cabell 3B	7	1	3	1	0	1	1	3
Cesar Cedeno CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Wilbur Howard LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Cruz RF	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	2
Bob Watson 1B	6	1	2	0	0	1	0	2
Art Howe 2B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Joe Ferguson C	5	0	1	2	1	1	0	2
Jimmy Sexton SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Bergman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Fischlin SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julio Gonzalez PH,SS	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Mark Lemongello P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Terry Puhl PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sambito P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Alou PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Forsch P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Baldwin PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Williams P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	52	6	16	6	4	6	1	19

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Mark Lemongello	7.0	7	4	4	2	1
Joe Sambito	2.0	2	1	1	0	2
Ken Forsch	1.0	3	1	1	0	0
Rick Williams (L)	3.0	3	1	1	2	1
Totals	13.0	15	7	7	4	4

Explore

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Alvarez

RBI

20

Tucker

AVG

.342

Altuve

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Blanco

K

30

Blanco

ERA

1.54

Javier

Team Rankings

HR

32

7th

R

122

17th

SO

234

19th

ERA

4.92

26th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	15	13	.536
Rangers	15	14	.517	0.5
Athletics	12	17	.414	3.5
Angels	10	18	.357	5.0
Astros	9	19	.321	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/30	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 5/2	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Fri 5/3	SEA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 5/4	SEA	@	HOU	7:15 PM

Last Game

Rockies

7-21

2

Final

8

Astros

9-19

Sun 28 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.387

Betts

.367

Smith

.365

Bohm

Hit Leaders

46

Betts

41

Ohtani

41

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

26

Contreras

26

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.482

Betts

.441

Bohm

.434

Soto

SLG Leaders

.670

Ozuna

.655

Betts

.639

Ohtani

SB Leaders

18

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Minter

5

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

44

Gilbert

ERA Leaders

1.23

Berríos

1.32

Suárez

1.35

Crawford

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Gilbert

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.07

Peralta

11.93

Ryan

K/BB Leaders

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

9.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Kirby

4

Ryan

4

Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

521.3

Betts

470

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

398

Betts

357

Cruz

342

Ohtani

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