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September 21, 1976

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Bottom 4 R H E
Braves 4 6 0
Astros 0 2 1
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Braves 4 6 0
Astros 0 2 1

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .298
OBP 1.000 .371
At Bats 1 410
Hits 1 122
• Singles 1 93
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 0 57

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 11 0
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Astrodome - September 21, 1976
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Dale Murphy
Willie Montanez
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Dave May
Jim Wynn
Tom Paciorek
Jose Cruz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cruz strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Joe Niekro now pitching. Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 3 Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Art Howe pinch hits for Dan Larson. Howe strikes out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Paciorek hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Montanez scores. May goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montanez moves to second.
Top 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Murphy for a passed ball. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Niekro fires to first and picks off Cruz.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to second.
Top 2 Chaney hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Murphy for a passed ball. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Paciorek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores. There goes Wynn trying to get to third. Gross throws the ball in to Cabell, who tags Wynn for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez scores. May moves to second.
Top 1 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Montanez moves to second.
Top 1 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out.