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June 16, 1978

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Larry Biittner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .300
OBP .600 .360
At Bats 5 110
Hits 3 33
• Singles 2 25
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 22

Rick Williams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Astrodome - June 16, 1978
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Double
Rick Williams
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Wilbur Howard
Denny Walling
Jose Cruz
Larry Biittner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walling. Biittner reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 12 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 11 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 11 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 11 Cruz hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 11 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out.
Bottom 11 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 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 11 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Cox moves to third.
Top 11 De Jesus bunts in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second.
Top 11 Rick Williams now pitching. Cox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Baldwin hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. Cruz scores. Watson moves to third. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 10 Ferguson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Howe bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 10 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Larry Cox now catching. Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 10 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Rader 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 10 Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Biittner moves to second.
Top 10 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to home to get Buckner. Murcer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 10 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third.
Top 10 Julio Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Ken Forsch now pitching. Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 The umpire calls a balk on Moore Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Donnie Moore now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling scores.
Bottom 9 Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Walling reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gross 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 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trillo scores.
Top 9 Gene Clines pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Clines is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rader strikes out.
Top 9 Trillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walling. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin misplays the ball. That's an error on Fischlin.
Top 8 Murcer hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Fischlin now playing shortstop. Joe Sambito now pitching. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Terry Puhl pinch hits for Mark Lemongello. Puhl hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Jimmy Sexton. Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burris bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Howe covering, for the out. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lemongello, and towards Howe, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Ontiveros. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Top 6 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores.
Top 6 There goes Murcer. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Top 6 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Denny Walling now playing center field. 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.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner throws the ball in to Ontiveros who relays the ball to Trillo who tags Cedeno trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cabell scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Cabell. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Top 5 Gross hits a line drive into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lemongello strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sexton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Howe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Howe takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a popup into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemongello strikes out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a popup towards the mound. Lemongello settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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 3 Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sexton hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Burris reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. Trillo scores.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out. Biittner moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 2 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Rader for a passed ball. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walling. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.