Pirates @ Astros
August 14, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 13 2
Astros 4 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 13 2
Astros 4 5 1

Greg Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 3 351
Hits 1 106
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 45
RBI’s 0 24

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 5
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Astrodome - August 14, 1976
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Walk
Dave Giusti
Manny Sanguillen
Ed Kirkpatrick
Rennie Stennett
Richie Hebner
Mario Mendoza
Richie Zisk
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Greg Gross
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gross takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jose Cruz pinch hits for Gene Pentz. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mendoza hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Mendoza reaches second base with a double. Hebner scores. Stennett moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Stennett is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. Hebner moves to third.
Top 9 Hebner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Parker goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews.
Top 9 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a popup in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Manny Sanguillen now catching. Mario Mendoza now playing shortstop. Dave Giusti now pitching. Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Frank Taveras. Larry Demery pinch runs for Bob Robertson. Sanguillen hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mario Mendoza pinch runs for Duffy Dyer. Bob Robertson pinch hits for Bob Moose. Robertson takes first base on ball four. Mendoza moves to second.
Top 8 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Stennett. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 8 Gene Pentz now pitching. Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second.
Top 8 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett misplays the ball. That's an error on Stennett. Andujar moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gross takes first base on ball four. Andujar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moose fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Zisk hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bob Moose now pitching. Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a fly ball towards right field. Parker makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Parker. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 6 Andujar bunts towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 6 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Candelaria hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dyer for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Stennett moves to second.
Top 6 Stennett takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Taveras moves to third.
Top 5 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras moves to second.
Top 5 Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett moves to second.
Top 4 Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Andujar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Zisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Zisk reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Moreno hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Andrews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Candelaria hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett scores.
Top 2 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Stennett moves to second.
Top 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hebner hits a popup in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taveras tags and scores.
Top 1 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third.
Top 1 Moreno hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Taveras. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 1 Taveras takes first base on ball four.