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September 9, 1978

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Gene Richards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .374
At Bats 3 494
Hits 1 146
• Singles 1 109
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 60
RBI’s 0 38

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 12 0
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Astrodome - September 9, 1978
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Double
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Dave Bergman
Julio Gonzalez
Jimmy Sexton
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Gene Richards
Don Reynolds
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Richards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Richards reaches second base with a double. Reynolds moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winfield. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Jimmy Sexton now playing third base. Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sexton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 6 Walling is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 6 John D'Acquisto now pitching. Don Reynolds now playing right field. Dave Winfield now playing center field. There goes Cruz. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Puhl. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Landestoy scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Eichelberger covering, for the out. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 6 The umpire calls a balk on Eichelberger Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Turner 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 Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richards scores. There goes Smith trying to get to home. Landestoy throws to Pujols who tags Smith for the out. Winfield moves to second.
Top 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richards moves to second.
Top 6 Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pujols hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Turner who is chasing the ball. Pujols reaches third base with a triple. Walling goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a popup towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Juan Eichelberger now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jim Beswick pinch hits for Mark Lee. Beswick hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cruz 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 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to home to get Landestoy. Gonzalez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Richards picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Richards. Landestoy moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Winfield 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 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mark Lee now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Turner. Cabell reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Cruz. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Bottom 3 Mura fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mura. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Mura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and has Walling trapped. There's the throw to Gonzalez who throws over to Evans who tags Walling for the out. Pujols moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Mura fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mura. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gonzalez 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 2 Perkins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Perkins reaches second base with a double. Winfield scores.
Top 2 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Winfield reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez scores.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landestoy tags and scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 1 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith 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 1 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out.