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May 25, 1976

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Astros 4 9 1
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Wilbur Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .192
OBP .500 .223
At Bats 4 99
Hits 2 19
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 1 5

Gary Lavelle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 7
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Candlestick Park - May 25, 1976
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Home Run
Gary Lavelle
Dave Rader
Willie Montanez
Derrel Thomas
Ken Reitz
Chris Speier
Gary Matthews
Larry Herndon
Bobby Murcer
Wilbur Howard
Skip Jutze
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Jerry DaVanon pinch hits for Joe Niekro. DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metzger bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. Jutze moves to second.
Top 8 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Jutze takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Herndon 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 7 Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Randy Moffitt. Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rader is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Speier bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jose Cruz now playing left field. Montanez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Montanez reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Cabell strikes out.
Top 7 Randy Moffitt now pitching. Jose Cruz pinch hits for Leon Roberts. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. Andrews tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Joe Niekro now pitching. Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Paul Siebert. Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dave Rader now catching. Charlie Williams now pitching. Jutze hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chris Arnold pinch hits for Von Joshua. Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Reitz is walked intentionally. Montanez moves to third. Speier moves to second.
Bottom 5 Paul Siebert now pitching. Speier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Montanez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Andrews. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to third. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 5 Von Joshua pinch hits for Mike Caldwell. Joshua strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dave Rader pinch hits for Marc Hill. Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon who is chasing the ball. Roberts reaches third base with a triple. Cedeno scores.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Caldwell covering, for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Speier takes first base on ball four. Montanez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer strikes out.
Top 4 Howard strikes out.
Top 4 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas 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 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Caldwell hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hill strikes out.
Top 3 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to Montanez who tags Cabell trying to return to first, for the out. Watson moves to third.
Top 3 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to first to double up Montanez.
Bottom 2 Speier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jutze scores. Metzger moves to third. Richard moves to second.
Top 2 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to home to get Cabell. Jutze moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Top 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to third. Jutze moves to second.
Top 2 Jutze hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Thomas. The throw from Jutze and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hill and he is out, Thomas applying the tag.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. Howard scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Andrews bunts towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.