Pirates @ Astros
August 1, 1977

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Bottom 11 R H E
Pirates 3 14 0
Astros 3 9 4
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Pirates 3 14 0
Astros 4 10 4

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .291
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 4 381
Hits 1 111
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 54

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 17
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Astrodome - August 1, 1977
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Home Run
Rich Gossage
Ed Ott
Bill Robinson
Rennie Stennett
Fernando Gonzalez
Frank Taveras
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Jose Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 14 0 16
Houston Astros 4 10 4 7
Winning Pitcher Mark Lemongello
Losing Pitcher Rich Gossage
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 11,769
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Moreno bunts towards the mound. Lemongello settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Stennett is walked intentionally.
Top 11 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. Parker moves to third.
Top 11 Robinson bunts in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to second.
Top 11 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 There's a wild pitch. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 10 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 There goes Taveras. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 10 Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Gossage strikes out.
Top 10 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lemongello strikes out.
Bottom 9 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez 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 9 Moreno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stennett takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Top 9 Oliver takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 9 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Parker strikes out.
Top 9 Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a popup towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Watson strikes out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Kent Tekulve. Tolan hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Cabell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemongello moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lemongello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moreno strikes out.
Top 7 Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Terry Forster now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to third.
Bottom 6 Herrmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Herrmann reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Cruz. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Taveras strikes out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive towards third. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemongello moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett moves to second.
Top 5 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Herrmann hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. Taveras moves to second.
Top 4 Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Gonzalez trying to get to home. Puhl throws the ball in to Herrmann who tags Gonzalez, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez.
Top 4 Moreno strikes out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Cabell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lemongello hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Ott reaches third base with a triple. Taveras scores.
Top 3 Lemongello fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lemongello. Taveras moves to third.
Top 3 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores.
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. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemongello fires to first and picks off Gonzalez.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive towards right. Parker catches it and throws to first to double up Cabell.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stennett hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taveras tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Metzger. Taveras moves to third. Ott moves to second.
Top 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 There goes Taveras. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 1 Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.