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April 17, 1977

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Astros 4 7 1
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Willie Montanez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .316
At Bats 3 36
Hits 1 10
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 4

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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0 0 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 17, 1977
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Single
Joe Niekro
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Rob Sperring
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Cliff Johnson
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Willie Montanez
Rowland Office
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rockett tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rockett moves to third.
Bottom 7 Junior Moore pinch hits for Phil Niekro. Moore bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Rockett moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Niekro now pitching. Rockett takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gilbreath scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Metzger scores. Crawford moves to third.
Top 7 Sperring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. Crawford moves to second.
Top 7 Willie Crawford pinch hits for J.R. Richard. Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Metzger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Montanez tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Matthews takes first base on ball four. Montanez moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster scores. Montanez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ferguson. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 6 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Rockett catches it and throws to second to double up Watson.
Top 6 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cruz strikes out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sperring scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rockett hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. Pocoroba moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pocoroba takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sperring hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Ferguson for a passed ball. Montanez scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Montanez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Montanez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Royster hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richard hits a popup towards the mound. Niekro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Watson scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 4 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Office hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rockett hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sperring hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to third.
Bottom 2 Matthews strikes out. Ferguson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Matthews out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Ferguson for a passed ball. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 2 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Gilbreath applying the tag.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.