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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1992-05-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 12836 · 48°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph from CF · 2:53

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 8–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Greg Maddux earned the win. Ryne Sandberg went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
CHN	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0		8	7

W: Greg Maddux L: Pete Harnisch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Pulli · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	1	0	1	2	0
Steve Finley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	3	0	1	2	0	1
Luis Gonzalez	4	0	0	1	0	2
Pete Incaviglia	4	0	1	0	0	0
Casey Candaele	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	3	1	1	0	0	2
Andujar Cedeno	4	1	1	0	0	1
Pete Harnisch	3	1	1	0	0	0
Scott Servais	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sammy Sosa	3	0	0	1	1	1
Mark Grace	2	2	1	1	2	0
Ryne Sandberg	4	2	2	4	0	2
Andre Dawson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Derrick May	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hector Villanueva	4	1	1	0	0	1
Luis Salazar	4	2	2	2	0	1
Doug Strange	2	0	0	0	2	0
Greg Maddux	3	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Assenmacher	0	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Harnisch	5.1	6	3	7
Xavier Hernandez	1.2	1	1	0
Rob Mallicoat	1.0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Maddux	7.1	7	2	7
Paul Assenmacher	1.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 63/G6M
Steve Finley: 43/G4
Jeff Bagwell: 53/G56

Bot 1

Sammy Sosa: K
Mark Grace: W
Ryne Sandberg: HR/L7D.1-H;B-H
Andre Dawson: K
Derrick May: 43/G4

Top 2

Luis Gonzalez: K
Pete Incaviglia: 53/G56S
Casey Candaele: 13/G15

Bot 2

Hector Villanueva: D7/L7D
Luis Salazar: S9/L9S.2-3;B-2(TH)
Doug Strange: W
Greg Maddux: K
Sammy Sosa: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(RBI)
Mark Grace: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Ryne Sandberg: K

Top 3

Ed Taubensee: K+WP.B-1
Andujar Cedeno: S6/L6D.1-2
Pete Harnisch: S/BG25.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: W.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2
Steve Finley: K
Jeff Bagwell: S/L8RS.3-H;2-H;1-3
Luis Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H(RBI);B-1
Pete Incaviglia: 4/P34D

Bot 3

Andre Dawson: E5/G5.B-1
Derrick May: 6/P4MD
Hector Villanueva: K
Luis Salazar: K

Top 4

Casey Candaele: D/L8RM
Ed Taubensee: S9/L9S.2-3
Andujar Cedeno: K
Pete Harnisch: FC5/G56S.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Craig Biggio: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1

Bot 4

Doug Strange: 43/G4
Greg Maddux: 9/F9LM
Sammy Sosa: W
Mark Grace: CS2(26)

Top 5

Steve Finley: S3/BG3S
Jeff Bagwell: HP.1-2
Luis Gonzalez: K
Pete Incaviglia: 1/P23F
Casey Candaele: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-1

Bot 5

Mark Grace: 43/G34D
Ryne Sandberg: K23
Andre Dawson: 7/F7LD

Top 6

Ed Taubensee: K
Andujar Cedeno: 5/G5S
Pete Harnisch: 63/G6

Bot 6

Derrick May: S9/G34D
Hector Villanueva: 7/P7S
Luis Salazar: HR/L7D.1-H;B-H
Doug Strange: 7/F78M
Greg Maddux: E4/G4M.B-1
Sammy Sosa: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1

Top 7

Craig Biggio: W
Steve Finley: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
Jeff Bagwell: K
Luis Gonzalez: 46(1)/FO/G4M.B-1

Bot 7

Mark Grace: W
Ryne Sandberg: HR/L7D.1-H;B-H
Andre Dawson: 53/G5S
Derrick May: 43/G4
Hector Villanueva: 8/F8RD

Top 8

Pete Incaviglia: S7/G5D
Casey Candaele: 7/F7M
Scott Servais: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6

Bot 8

Luis Salazar: 53/G5
Doug Strange: W
Paul Assenmacher: 13/SH/B15S.1-2
Sammy Sosa: 9/F89M

Top 9

Andujar Cedeno: 7/F78M
Chris Jones: K
Craig Biggio: 53/G5