The Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros, 4 to 2, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Astros

63-73

2

Cubs

69-66

4

HOU

CHC

1

0

2

0

3

0

1

4

0

1

5

0

6

0

2

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

2

4

H

6

11

E

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 2nd

HOU

CHC

Single by Bruce Bochy; Error by Rodney Scott; Jose Cruz and Denny Walling scored.

2

0

Bottom 3rd

HOU

CHC

Single by Greg Gross; Ivan De Jesus scored.

2

1

Bottom 4th

HOU

CHC

Sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo; Dave Kingman scored.

2

Bottom 6th

HOU

CHC

Single by Ivan De Jesus; Bobby Murcer scored.

2

3

Single by Scot Thompson; Rudy Meoli scored.

2

4

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Rafael Landestoy SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
Keith Drumright 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Puhl CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Enos Cabell 3B,1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	3
Denny Walling LF	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Jesus Alou PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Bergman 1B	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Julio Gonzalez PH,3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bruce Bochy C	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Sexton PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Ruhle P	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Floyd Bannister P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Howard PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Joaquin Andujar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Luis Pujols PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	2	6	1	8	8	2	1	8

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Vern Ruhle (L)	5.2	8	4	4	2	1
Floyd Bannister	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Joaquin Andujar	2.0	3	0	0	2	2
Totals	8.0	11	4	4	4	3

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Greg Gross CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Clines PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Roberts P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Lynn McGlothen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Scott 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1
Bill Buckner 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dave Kingman LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bobby Murcer RF	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
Manny Trillo 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Dave Rader C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy Meoli PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry White CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan De Jesus SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Manny Seoane P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Holtzman P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Donnie Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scot Thompson PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Cox C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	4	11	4	4	3	2	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Manny Seoane	1.1	3	2	1	3	1
Ken Holtzman	4.1	3	0	0	2	4
Donnie Moore (W)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Roberts	2.1	0	0	0	1	2
Lynn McGlothen	0.0	0	0	0	2	0
Willie Hernandez (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	6	2	1	8	8

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Bellinger

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Imanaga

K

28

Wicks

ERA

0.84

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

6th

R

133

7th

SO

217

17th

ERA

3.82

12th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	16	8	.667
Cubs	16	9	.640	0.5
Reds	14	11	.560	2.5
Pirates	13	13	.500	4.0
Cardinals	11	14	.440	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
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

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

29

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.374

Betts

.365

Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

40

Betts

39

Ohtani

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

27

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.477

Betts

.446

Contreras

.430

Soto

SLG Leaders

.678

Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

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

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

462.9

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

351

Betts

331

Cruz

319

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