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July 30, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 14 3
Astros 11 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 14 3
Astros 11 14 0

Jerry Morales Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .329
OBP .000 .387
At Bats 4 350
Hits 0 115
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 58

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 3
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Astrodome - July 30, 1977
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Out
Joe Sambito
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Jerry Morales

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 14 3 10
Houston Astros 11 14 0 9
Winning Pitcher Joe Sambito
Losing Pitcher Paul Reuschel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 42,916
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Buckner 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 9 Clines hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a line drive towards the mound. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe takes first base on ball four. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 8 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Top 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 8 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Clines chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Ontiveros fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ontiveros. Metzger scores. Sambito scores. Puhl goes all the way around to score. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Puhl takes first base on ball four. Ferguson scores. Metzger moves to third. Sambito moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sambito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Ferguson moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Howe strikes out. There goes Watson. He's safe. There goes Cruz. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Ferguson. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Watson moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Watson reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Morales strikes out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. De Jesus scores.
Top 7 Clines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Sambito hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 6 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Gene Clines now playing left field. Howe hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Cardenal strikes out.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a line drive towards short. Metzger catches it and throws to second to double up Buckner.
Top 5 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dixon for the out.
Bottom 4 Donnie Moore now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Top 4 Biittner hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Joe Wallis pinch hits for Pete Broberg. Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. Ontiveros moves to third.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ferguson hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus catches it and steps on second to double up Cruz.
Bottom 3 Pete Broberg now pitching. Cruz hits a line drive towards left. Biittner chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Biittner. Cruz moves to second.
Top 3 Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus scores. Buckner moves to second.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 3 Biittner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Cabell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Bottom 2 Dixon strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
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.