The Chicago Cubs were defeated by the Houston Astros, 4 to 2, on July 6, 1979.

Final

Astros

53-32

4

Cubs

40-36

2

HOU

CHC

1

2

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

1

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

1

9

0

R

4

2

H

14

8

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

HOU

CHC

Home run by Jose Cruz; Cesar Cedeno scored.

2

0

Bottom 2nd

HOU

CHC

Home run by Jerry Martin.

2

1

Top 4th

HOU

CHC

Single by Terry Puhl; Alan Ashby scored.

3

1

Top 8th

HOU

CHC

Double by Alan Ashby; Error by Ivan De Jesus; Art Howe scored.

4

1

Bottom 8th

HOU

CHC

Home run by Dave Kingman.

4

2

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Terry Puhl CF	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	4
Craig Reynolds SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cesar Cedeno 1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
Jose Cruz LF	5	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	5
Enos Cabell 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2
Denny Walling RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Art Howe 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
Rafael Landestoy 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Ashby C	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	3
Joe Niekro P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Sambito P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	4	14	4	1	2	5	2	19

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Joe Niekro (W)	7.2	6	2	2	4	2	2
Joe Sambito (S)	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	4	3	2

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1
Scot Thompson RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Buckner 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Kingman LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
Jerry Martin CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	5
Steve Ontiveros 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Barry Foote C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Dillard PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Sizemore 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Lynn McGlothen P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Henderson PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Tidrow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	34	2	8	2	2	4	3	1	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Lynn McGlothen (L)	5.0	10	3	3	2	3	1
Willie Hernandez	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Tidrow	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
Totals	9.0	14	4	4	2	5	1

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Morel

RBI

24

Morel

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

43

Imanaga

ERA

1.08

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

40

9th

R

174

12th

SO

322

15th

ERA

3.75

13th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	22	15	.595
Cubs	22	16	.579	0.5
Pirates	17	21	.447	5.5
Reds	16	21	.432	6.0
Cardinals	15	22	.405	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/10	CHC	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 5/11	CHC	@	PIT	4:05 PM
Sun 5/12	CHC	@	PIT	1:35 PM
Mon 5/13	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Tue 5/14	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM

Last Game

Cubs

22-16

0

Final

3

Padres

20-20

Wed 8 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

12

Ozuna

11

Henderson

11

Tucker

RBI Leaders

38

Ozuna

33

Soto

32

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.355

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

.346

Betts

Hit Leaders

54

Ohtani

53

Betts

50

Contreras

Run Leaders

36

Jr.

32

Contreras

32

Ohtani

OBP Leaders

.451

Betts

.438

Soto

.425

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.678

Ohtani

.646

Ozuna

.631

Jeffers

SB Leaders

23

Cruz

15

Turang

14

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

6

Suárez

6

Glasnow

5

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

63

Wheeler

63

Glasnow

60

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.08

Imanaga

1.53

López

1.64

Wheeler

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.75

Cease

0.77

Skubal

K/9 Leaders

12.00

Flaherty

11.73

Crochet

11.64

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.40

Jones

9.75

Eflin

9.33

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Imanaga

5

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

619.9

Ohtani

586.9

Betts

569.2

Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

475

Ohtani

447

Betts

439

Jr.

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