The Chicago Cubs were decisively beaten by the Houston Astros, 6 to 2, on April 26, 1979.

Final

Astros

13-5

6

Cubs

7-7

2

HOU

CHC

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

2

0

5

1

6

2

0

7

0

8

0

1

9

0

R

6

2

H

11

7

E

0

3

Summary

Player Stats

Top 3rd

HOU

CHC

Home run by J.R. Richard.

1

0

Top 4th

HOU

CHC

Single by Bob Watson; Jose Cruz scored.

2

0

Single by Alan Ashby; Bob Watson scored.

3

0

Top 5th

HOU

CHC

Double by Craig Reynolds; Terry Puhl scored.

4

0

Bottom 5th

HOU

CHC

Single by Ted Sizemore; Steve Ontiveros scored.

4

1

Top 6th

HOU

CHC

Single by Craig Reynolds; Art Howe and J.R. Richard scored.

6

1

Bottom 8th

HOU

CHC

Home run by Jerry Martin.

6

2

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Terry Puhl RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Craig Reynolds SS	5	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	3
Cesar Cedeno CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jeffrey Leonard PH,LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Cabell 3B,1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Bob Watson 1B	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1
Rafael Landestoy 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Howe 2B,3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
Alan Ashby C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
J.R. Richard P	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Joe Sambito P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	6	11	6	1	4	4	1	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
J.R. Richard (W)	5.0	3	1	1	3	6	0
Joe Sambito (S)	4.0	4	1	1	0	5	1
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	11	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Scot Thompson CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry Martin PH,CF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Bill Buckner 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Kingman LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Steve Ontiveros 3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	2
Bobby Murcer RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Barry Foote C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Sizemore 2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	2
Lynn McGlothen P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Holtzman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Burris P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Clines PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	33	2	7	2	1	3	11	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Lynn McGlothen (L)	4.0	7	4	4	1	2	1
Ken Holtzman	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Burris	2.0	2	2	2	3	2	0
Willie Hernandez	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	4	4	1

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Morel

RBI

31

Morel

AVG

.282

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

51

Imanaga

ERA

0.96

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

48

10th

R

209

10th

SO

397

7th

ERA

3.81

12th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	26	18	.591
Cubs	25	21	.543	2.0
Pirates	21	25	.457	6.0
Cardinals	19	25	.432	7.0
Reds	19	26	.422	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/18	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sun 5/19	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Tue 5/21	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Wed 5/22	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 5/23	ATL	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Last Game

Cubs

25-21

3

Final

9

Pirates

21-25

Fri 17 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

13

Henderson

13

Tucker

13

Ohtani

RBI Leaders

41

Ozuna

38

Ramírez

37

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.358

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

.353

Contreras

Hit Leaders

64

Ohtani

63

Betts

61

Contreras

Run Leaders

40

Jr.

40

Betts

39

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.440

Betts

.430

Contreras

.426

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.676

Ohtani

.609

Ozuna

.600

Tucker

SB Leaders

30

Cruz

17

Caballero

16

Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Suárez

6

Sale

6

Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

81

Glasnow

71

Wheeler

70

Crochet

ERA Leaders

0.96

Imanaga

1.37

Suárez

1.49

Assad

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Suárez

0.78

Skubal

0.78

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.19

Crochet

11.76

Glasnow

11.65

Flaherty

K/BB Leaders

10.50

Flaherty

10.25

Eflin

10.20

Kirby

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Kirby

6

Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

725.2

Ohtani

688.5

Betts

684

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

557

Ohtani

527

Cruz

526

Betts

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