Pirates @ Astros
May 14, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 8 2
Astros 2 9 2
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Pirates 6 8 2
Astros 2 9 2

Cliff Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .369
OBP .250 .461
At Bats 4 65
Hits 1 24
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 13

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 6
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Astrodome - May 14, 1977
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Duffy Dyer
Ed Kirkpatrick
Rennie Stennett
Phil Garner
Frank Taveras
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Cliff Johnson
Enos Cabell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 8 2 6
Houston Astros 2 9 2 11
Winning Pitcher Larry Demery
Losing Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Al Oliver
Attendance 25,152
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moreno moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Moreno. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 9 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dyer scores.
Top 9 Gossage bunts towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyer moves to second.
Top 9 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dan Larson now pitching. Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cruz strikes out.
Top 8 Stennett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Oliver. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Parker strikes out.
Top 7 Taveras hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Dyer scores. Moreno goes all the way around to score. Taveras moves to second.
Top 7 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gossage bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyer moves to second.
Top 7 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Joe Ferguson now catching. Wilbur Howard now playing second base. Joe Sambito now pitching. Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rich Gossage now pitching. Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Willie Crawford pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Terry Forster now pitching. Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Ed Herrmann. Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Art Howe. Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick throws to second for one, and Taveras throws to first, and Kirkpatrick drops the ball. Herrmann moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Watson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Andujar fires to first and picks off Kirkpatrick.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball towards left. Oliver catches it and throws to third to double up Gonzalez.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 There goes Taveras. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Cabell applying the tag.
Top 5 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Taveras. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 5 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Moreno hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Andujar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Bottom 4 Andujar strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras.
Bottom 4 Herrmann hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Demery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Andujar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann 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 2 Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Demery strikes out.
Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 2 Dyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third.
Top 2 Garner bunts in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Stennett moves to second.
Top 2 Stennett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Demery fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick strikes out. There goes Oliver. The throw from Herrmann and Oliver is out.
Top 1 Andujar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Andujar. Parker scores. Oliver moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Parker moves to third.
Top 1 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Taveras bunts towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third.
Top 1 Moreno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Moreno reaches second base with a double.