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July 30, 1977

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	4	0
Astros	0	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	4	1
Astros	1	4	0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.182
OBP	.000	.262
At Bats	0	148
Hits	0	27
• Singles	0	18
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	16
RBI’s	0	8

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
15	3	1

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Astrodome - July 30, 1977

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Single

Rick Reuschel

George Mitterwald

Bill Buckner

Manny Trillo

Steve Ontiveros

Ivan De Jesus

Larry Biittner

Jerry Morales

Bobby Murcer

Roger Metzger

Art Howe

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buckner. Howe scores. Metzger moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Howe reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Reuschel strikes out.

Top 2 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.

Top 2 Trillo strikes out.

Top 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Murcer hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to third. Watson moves to second.

Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Cedeno strikes out.

Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Puhl reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Morales strikes out.

Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl throws the ball in to Metzger who tags De Jesus trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

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