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August 24, 1984

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Cardinals 2 5 0
Astros 7 13 0
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Cardinals 2 5 0
Astros 7 13 0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .141
OBP .333 .167
At Bats 3 64
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 5

Dave Rucker Season Stats

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1 3 0
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Astrodome - August 24, 1984
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Dave Rucker
Tom Nieto
Mike Jorgensen
Bill Lyons
Art Howe
Ozzie Smith
Lonnie Smith
Willie McGee
Andy Van Slyke
Joe Niekro
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Lyons now playing second base. Dave Rucker now pitching. Ashby hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bill Lyons pinch runs for Tom Herr. Darrell Porter pinch hits for Dave Von Ohlen. Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Herr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGee scores. Herr moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. McGee moves to second.
Top 8 McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Howe hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nieto strikes out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bass strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third.
Top 7 Van Slyke strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 7 Kevin Bass now playing center field. Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dave Von Ohlen now pitching. Art Howe now playing third base. Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Von Ohlen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to second.
Top 6 McGee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Steve Braun pinch hits for Neil Allen. Braun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. There goes Pena trying to get to third. Van Slyke throws the ball in to Pendleton, who tags Pena for the out.
Bottom 5 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey strikes out.
Top 5 Nieto hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jorgensen moves to second.
Top 5 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores.
Top 5 There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Van Slyke steals second.
Top 5 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Doran strikes out.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Top 4 Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 3 Neil Allen now pitching. Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Garner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doran scores. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doran moves to third.
Bottom 3 Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Horton strikes out.
Top 3 Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Puhl goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Horton Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jorgensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doran hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 1 McGee hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.