Astros @ Giants
August 9, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 4 1
Giants 5 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 4 1
Giants 5 11 0

Rob Sperring Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .176
OBP 1.000 .228
At Bats 1 74
Hits 1 13
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 4

Bob Knepper Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 0
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Candlestick Park - August 9, 1977
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Out
Bob Knepper
Gary Alexander
Gary Thomasson
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Terry Whitfield
Derrel Thomas
Jack Clark
Rob Sperring

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 4 1 9
San Francisco Giants 5 11 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Knepper
Losing Pitcher Gene Pentz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jack Clark
Attendance 10,010
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sperring hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jim Fuller pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Fuller is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Knepper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alexander is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 LeMaster strikes out.
Top 8 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rob Sperring now playing shortstop. Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell 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 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sperring moves to second.
Top 7 Rob Sperring pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Sperring hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Metzger 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 7 Cruz 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 6 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knepper moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Knepper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Alexander is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Howe strikes out.
Top 6 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Ferguson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop. Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ken Forsch now pitching. Clark is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Gene Pentz. Boswell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pentz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Andrews strikes out.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Ferguson moves to second.
Top 4 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Knepper is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Pentz Whitfield scores. Foli moves to third. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 3 Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to third. Foli moves to second.
Bottom 3 Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howard strikes out.
Top 3 Pentz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knepper tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knepper moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Knepper moves to second.
Bottom 2 Knepper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Alexander hits a fly ball towards left. Howard settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Howard. Alexander moves to third.
Top 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Andrews scores. Thomasson moves to third. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clark takes first base on ball four. Thomas scores. Andrews moves to third. Thomasson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomasson takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Cedeno steals third.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.