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August 30, 1978

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Cardinals 4 7 0
Astros 1 2 0
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Cardinals 4 7 0
Astros 1 2 0

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .333 .376
At Bats 2 427
Hits 0 123
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 34
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 1 63
RBI’s 0 62

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 10 0
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Astrodome - August 30, 1978
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Out
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Dave Bergman
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Ted Simmons
George Hendrick
Lou Brock
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out. Brock moves to second.
Top 7 Brock bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mumphrey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Templeton scores. Hendrick scores.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pujols fields it and throws to first for the out. Templeton moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Templeton. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Top 6 Templeton bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pujols is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Forsch moves to second.
Top 5 Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bergman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a popup towards the mound. Forsch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Puhl. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Forsch strikes out.
Top 3 Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Cruz scores. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bergman takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 2 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Templeton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.