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

6

Altuve

RBI

17

Tucker

AVG

.346

Altuve

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Blanco

K

22

Blanco

ERA

1.33

Blanco

Team Rankings

HR

26

18th

R

102

20th

SO

209

22nd

ERA

5.07

28th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	14	12	.538
Rangers	14	13	.519	0.5
Athletics	11	16	.407	3.5
Angels	10	16	.385	4.0
Astros	7	19	.269	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	HOU	@	COL	6:05 PM
Sun 4/28	HOU	@	COL	4:05 PM
Tue 4/30	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 5/2	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Cubs

16-9

3

Final

1

Astros

7-19

Thu 25 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

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