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September 16, 1977

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Astros 3 10 2
Padres 3 7 0
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Astros 3 10 2
Padres 3 7 0

Gene Richards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .283
OBP .000 .363
At Bats 4 473
Hits 0 134
• Singles 0 105
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 0 31

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 5
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San Diego Stadium - September 16, 1977
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Strikeout
Joe Niekro
Ed Herrmann
Enos Cabell
Art Howe
Rob Sperring
Mike Fischlin
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Gene Richards
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Richards strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tomlin fires to first and has Cabell trapped. There's the throw to Almon who tags Cabell for the out.
Top 9 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Puhl strikes out.
Top 9 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Sperring hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Bob Shirley. Rettenmund hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields it and throws to third for the out. Champion moves to second.
Bottom 8 Championhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Herrmann interferes with Champion who is awarded first base. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike Fischlin now playing shortstop. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Joe Niekro now pitching. Rob Sperring now playing third base. Winfield hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Fuller pinch hits for Mark Lemongello. Fuller strikes out.
Top 8 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Fischlin pinch runs for Bob Watson. Herrmann strikes out.
Top 8 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Turner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores.
Top 7 There goes Cabell. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Cabell steals third.
Top 7 There goes Cabell. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ashford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Champion hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rob Sperring now playing shortstop. Mark Lemongello now pitching. Tenace hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rob Sperring pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Danny Walton pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Walton hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe moves to second.
Top 6 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third.
Top 6 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Richards scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Almon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Almon reaches second base with a double. Shirley goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Richards hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. Almon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Champion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tenace moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Winfield trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Andujar strikes out.
Top 4 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Howe moves to second.
Top 4 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Herrmann is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Turner. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Turner steals second.
Bottom 3 Turner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Almon hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Champion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shirley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ashford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Tenace scores.
Bottom 2 Champion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to third. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tenace is hit by the pitch. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bob Shirley now pitching. Andujar bunts towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Top 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Howe moves to second.
Top 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Almon for the out.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Watson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 There goes Cruz. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Almon applying the tag.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cabell scores.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.