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July 5, 1977

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Astros 7 9 2
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Astros 7 9 2
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Bill Almon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .244
OBP .600 .288
At Bats 4 311
Hits 2 76
• Singles 2 62
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 1 16

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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San Diego Stadium - July 5, 1977
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Out
Joe Niekro
Joe Ferguson
Craig Cacek
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Jim Fuller
Wilbur Howard
Jose Cruz
Bill Almon
Dave Winfield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 11 Fingers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to third.
Bottom 11 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 11 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Winfield moves to second.
Top 11 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out.
Top 11 Howard hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Dave Roberts now catching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cacek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Ashford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fuller. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Rettenmund scores.
Bottom 10 Sutherland bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to second.
Bottom 10 Joe Niekro now pitching. Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Bob Davis. Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Bob Davis now catching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Rob Sperring pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Sperring hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuller scores. That run is unearned.
Top 10 Metzger bunts towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out. Fuller moves to third.
Top 10 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford juggles the ball. That's an error on Ashford. Fuller moves to second.
Bottom 9 Almon strikes out.
Bottom 9 Tenace is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howard. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Ivie scores. Winfield goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ivie moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Ashford hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Hendrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cacek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 9 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Turner pinch hits for Dan Spillner. 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.
Bottom 8 Almon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Winfield scores. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Tenace hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Winfield hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Winfield moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larson moves to third.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larson moves to second.
Top 8 Larson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Fuller strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cacek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dan Spillner now pitching. Gary Sutherland now playing second base. Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Richards pinch hits for Mike Champion. Richards hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Almon takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wilbur Howard now playing center field. Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a fly ball towards center. Hendrick catches it and throws to first to double up Gonzalez.
Top 6 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Ivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ashford strikes out.
Top 5 Larson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dave Wehrmeister now pitching. Fuller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pat Scanlon pinch hits for Dave Freisleben. Scanlon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Champion 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 Almon strikes out.
Top 4 Cacek hits a line drive towards short. Almon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Cabell. The throw from Tenace and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Gonzalez scores.
Top 4 Dave Freisleben now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larson tags and scores. Gonzalez tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. D'Acquisto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larson moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Larson moves to second.
Top 4 Larson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fuller. Kingman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fuller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Fuller reaches second base with a double. Ferguson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Cacek strikes out.
Top 3 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 D'Acquisto bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Almon moves to third. Champion moves to second.
Bottom 2 Champion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Tenace strikes out.
Top 2 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 2 Cabell takes first base on ball four. Metzger scores. Larson moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 2 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Larson moves to second.
Top 2 Larson takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second.
Top 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Fuller strikes out.
Top 2 Cacek hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hendrick 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 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 1 Cruz strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Cabell moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gonzalez strikes out.