Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 22, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1975 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 6 2 2 0
Gross rf 5 0 2 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 1
Johnson c 3 2 1 2
Watson 1b 4 0 2 1
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
DaVanon ss 5 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Richard p 3 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 2 1 1
Monday cf 3 2 1 1
Madlock 3b 5 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 2 2
Morales rf 5 0 3 0
Thornton 1b 2 0 0 0
  Harris pr 0 1 0 0
  LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 0 0
Swisher c 1 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
Stone p 2 0 0 0
  Dettore p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Hosley ph 0 0 0 0
  Hiser pr 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Sperring ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 4
Houston 000 001 030 015101
Chicago 100 001 200 02674
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   6.1 3 4 4 6 5
  Cosgrove   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Sosa   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Granger   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Crawford  L (3-5) 2.1 2 2 1 4 2
Totals
10.1
7
6
5
12
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   7.1 6 4 4 3 4
  Dettore   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Reuschel   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Knowles  W (5-6) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
10
5
5
6
4

  E–Boswell (5), Kessinger (21), Monday (9), Cardenal (5), Trillo (25).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Watson (25,off Stone).  HR–Houston Johnson (13,8th inning off Stone 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Andrews (7,off Stone); Rader (2,off Knowles); Monday (6,off Richard); Swisher (6,off Richard); Kessinger 2 (13,off Cosgrove,off Crawford).  IBB–Madlock (4,by Crawford).  SB–Howard 2 (20,2nd base off Stone/Swisher,2nd base off Knowles/Mitterwald); Cedeno (41,2nd base off Stone/Swisher); Monday (7,2nd base off Richard/Johnson); Cardenal (24,2nd base off Richard/Johnson).  CS–Cedeno (13,2nd base by Knowles/Mitterwald); Morales (5,2nd base by Richard/Johnson).  WP–Richard (16).  IBB–Crawford (4,Madlock).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:26.  A–9,602.
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