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August 29, 1978

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Cardinals 0 3 1
Astros 2 6 0
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Cardinals 1 4 1
Astros 2 6 0

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .289
OBP 1.000 .377
At Bats 1 422
Hits 1 122
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 34
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 0 61

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 5
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Astrodome - August 29, 1978
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Home Run
Ken Forsch
Bruce Bochy
Dave Bergman
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Ted Simmons
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walling strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to home to get Landestoy. Puhl moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Vuckovich covering. Safe. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 3 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Landestoy reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Templeton strikes out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vuckovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Forsch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Forsch is thrown out after the base hit. Walling scores. Bergman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bochy hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bergman takes first base on ball four. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Forsch fires to first and picks off Mumphrey.
Top 2 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Garrett 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 1 Cruz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Phillips catches it and throws to first to double up Cabell.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to home to get Brock. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.