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October 2, 1980

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Biff Pocoroba Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .275
OBP .000 .359
At Bats 0 80
Hits 0 22
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 8

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 12 0
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Astrodome - October 2, 1980
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Dave Bergman
Joe Morgan
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Gary Woods
Biff Pocoroba
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Al Hrabosky. Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hrabosky fires to first and picks off Morgan.
Bottom 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hubbard strikes out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Horner, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Bottom 6 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harper hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Benedictdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Cruz. The throw to Hrabosky covering the plate. The slide. Cruz is out.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 5 Rick Matula now pitching. Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry McWilliams. Lum strikes out.
Top 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landestoy scores. Ashby scores.
Bottom 4 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to third. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Woods hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss strikes out.
Top 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe juggles the ball. That's an error on Howe. Matthews moves to third.
Top 4 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McWilliams strikes out.
Top 3 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woods moves to second.
Bottom 2 Woods takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hubbard hits a line drive towards first. Howe catches it and steps on first to double up Murphy.
Top 2 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.