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August 22, 1976

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Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 1 5 2
Phillies 5 7 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 1 5 2
Phillies 5 7 0

Larry Bowa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .256
OBP .333 .298
At Bats 3 472
Hits 1 121
• Singles 1 103
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 35

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 8 0
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Veterans Stadium - August 22, 1976
Out
Joe Niekro
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Jerry DaVanon
Roger Metzger
Leon Roberts
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Larry Bowa
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Cash strikes out.
Top 7 Metzger strikes out.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 DaVanon hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Underwood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Luzinski hits a fly ball towards right field. Cruz makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Maddox scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Maddox. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Maddox steals second.
Bottom 5 Joe Niekro now pitching. Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dan Larson pinch runs for Greg Gross. Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Greg Gross pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Underwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Harmon is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 4 DaVanon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second.
Top 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bowa tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Johnstone takes first base on ball four. Bowa moves to third. Luzinski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Dierker Bowa moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Underwood strikes out.
Bottom 2 Harmon hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Roberts fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Roberts. Boone scores. Tolan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Boone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Johnstone scores.
Bottom 2 Johnstone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Johnstone reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 2 DaVanon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a line drive towards third. DaVanon catches it and throws to first to double up Cash.
Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cash scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Cruz strikes out.
Top 1 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.