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September 20, 1978

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Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .500 .365
At Bats 2 447
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 87
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 0 60

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 13 0
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Astrodome - September 20, 1978
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Out
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Bob Watson
Keith Drumright
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 LaCorte strikes out.
Top 4 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Murphy scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Murphy reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Matthews strikes out.
Top 3 Office strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Royster strikes out. Pujols drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Royster out.
Top 2 LaCorte bunts in front of the plate. Pujols throws to second for one, and Landestoy throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. LaCorte moves to second.
Top 2 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Landestoy goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Drumright hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Landestoy strikes out.
Top 1 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out.
Top 1 Horner hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Royster tags and scores. Office tags and moves to third.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to third. Office moves to second.
Top 1 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.