The Chicago Cubs were decisively beaten by the Houston Astros, 8 to 5, on September 2, 1978.

Final

Astros

63-71

8

Cubs

67-66

5

HOU

CHC

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

1

4

1

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

0

3

9

7

0

R

8

5

H

16

7

E

5

2

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

HOU

CHC

Sacrifice fly by Dave Rader; Bobby Murcer scored.

0

1

Bottom 3rd

HOU

CHC

Triple by Greg Gross; Rick Reuschel scored.

0

2

Top 4th

HOU

CHC

Wild pitchSome( by Rick Reuschel); Bob Watson scored.

1

2

Bottom 8th

HOU

CHC

Triple by Bill Buckner; Greg Gross and Rodney Scott scored.

1

4

Sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo; Bill Buckner scored.

1

5

Top 9th

HOU

CHC

Wilbur Howard grounded out; Bob Watson scored.

2

5

Wild pitchSome( by Bruce Sutter); Wilbur Howard scored.

3

5

Single by Keith Drumright; Jimmy Sexton scored.

4

5

Enos Cabell ground ball; Error by Ivan De Jesus; Keith Drumright and Terry Puhl scored.

6

5

Single by Bob Watson; Jose Cruz scored.

7

5

Single by Denny Walling; Enos Cabell scored.

8

5

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Rafael Landestoy SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Drumright 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Terry Puhl CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
Jose Cruz RF	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	3
Enos Cabell 3B	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Watson 1B	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	3
Dave Bergman 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Walling LF	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4
Bruce Bochy C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Wilbur Howard PH	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sambito P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Lemongello P	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Joaquin Andujar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Alou PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Sexton PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Luis Pujols C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	43	8	16	4	1	4	2	2	17

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Mark Lemongello	7.0	7	5	4	2	3
Joaquin Andujar (W)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Sambito (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	9.0	7	5	4	3	4

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Greg Gross CF,LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
Mike Vail PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Scott 3B	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Davey Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Buckner 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Dave Kingman LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry White CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer RF	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1
Manny Trillo 2B	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Rader C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn McGlothen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan De Jesus SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Reuschel P	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Sutter P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Cox C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Clines PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	5	7	5	3	4	1	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	8.0	11	3	3	0	4
Bruce Sutter (L)	0.2	3	3	1	0	0
Willie Hernandez	0.0	0	1	0	1	0
Lynn McGlothen	0.1	2	1	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	16	8	4	1	4

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

11th

R

140

5th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

10th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 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