The Houston Astros couldn't keep up with the Chicago Cubs, 9 to 5, on August 27, 1983.

Final

Cubs

57-71

9

Astros

67-61

5

CHC

HOU

1

2

0

2

0

1

3

2

0

4

0

5

0

6

1

7

2

8

1

9

1

0

R

9

5

H

16

11

E

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

CHC

HOU

Passed ball; Thad Bosley scored.

1

0

Wild pitchSome( by Joe Niekro); Larry Bowa scored.

2

0

Bottom 2nd

CHC

HOU

John Mizerock grounded out; Ray Knight scored.

2

1

Top 3rd

CHC

HOU

Single by Ron Cey; Larry Bowa scored.

3

1

Triple by Mel Hall; Ron Cey scored.

4

1

Top 6th

CHC

HOU

Home run by Carmelo Martinez.

5

1

Bottom 6th

CHC

HOU

Double by Jose Cruz; Dickie Thon scored.

5

2

Top 7th

CHC

HOU

Single by Leon Durham; Larry Bowa scored.

6

2

Wild pitchSome( by Joe Niekro); Leon Durham scored.

7

2

Bottom 7th

CHC

HOU

Home run by Denny Walling; Jerry Mumphrey scored.

7

4

Top 8th

CHC

HOU

Wild pitchSome( by Dave Smith); Larry Bowa scored.

8

4

Bottom 8th

CHC

HOU

Double by Jerry Mumphrey; Harry Spilman scored.

8

5

Top 9th

CHC

HOU

Sacrifice fly by Carmelo Martinez; Mel Hall scored.

9

5

Cubs

Astros

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Thad Bosley LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Gary Woods PR,LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Bowa SS	5	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
Ryne Sandberg 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Leon Durham RF	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1
Ron Cey 3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Tom Veryzer PR,3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Hall CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
Jody Davis C	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Carmelo Martinez 1B	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
Dick Ruthven P	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Lefferts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Campbell P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	40	9	16	5	1	4	6	2	1	24

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dick Ruthven (W)	6.0	6	2	2	1	1	0
Craig Lefferts	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	1
Bill Campbell (S)	2.1	2	1	1	1	3	0
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	2	5	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Bill Doran 2B	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	7
Terry Puhl RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Bass PH,RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Dickie Thon SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Jose Cruz LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	3
Ray Knight 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Phil Garner 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Smith P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Spilman PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael LaCoss P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Mumphrey CF	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	4
John Mizerock C	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Alan Ashby PH,C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Niekro P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Walling 3B	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	4
Totals	37	5	11	5	1	2	5	21

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Joe Niekro (L)	6.1	11	7	6	2	6	1
Dave Smith	1.2	3	1	1	2	0	0
Michael LaCoss	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	16	9	8	4	6	1

Explore

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

5

Alvarez

RBI

17

Tucker

AVG

.357

Altuve

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Blanco

K

22

Blanco

ERA

1.33

Blanco

Team Rankings

HR

25

11th

R

98

19th

SO

187

22nd

ERA

5.16

29th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	12	11	.522
Rangers	12	12	.500	0.5
Angels	10	14	.417	2.5
Athletics	9	15	.375	3.5
Astros	7	17	.292	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/24	HOU	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 4/25	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 4/27	HOU	@	COL	6:05 PM
Sun 4/28	HOU	@	COL	4:05 PM
Tue 4/30	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Cubs

14-9

7

Final

2

Astros

7-17

Tue 23 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

9

Trout

9

Ozuna

7

Cruz

RBI Leaders

27

Ozuna

22

García

22

Jr.

Batting Average Leaders

.364

Ohtani

.357

Altuve

.351

Kwan

Hit Leaders

36

Ohtani

35

Altuve

34

Kwan

Run Leaders

24

Betts

23

Marte

22

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.458

Betts

.432

Soto

.430

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.677

Ohtani

.674

Ozuna

.671

Abrams

SB Leaders

12

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Thomas

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Glasnow

4

Berríos

Strikeout Leaders

44

Glasnow

39

Jones

38

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.85

Berríos

1.33

Blanco

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.55

Peralta

12.10

Jones

11.92

Crochet

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

10.00

Ryan

9.75

Jones

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

3

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

413.3

Betts

393.9

Cruz

383

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

312

Betts

297

Cruz

296

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