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August 3, 1977

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Pirates 0 9 1
Astros 3 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 9 1
Astros 3 6 0

Duffy Dyer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .268
OBP .333 .388
At Bats 3 183
Hits 1 49
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 15

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 5
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Astrodome - August 3, 1977
Out
Joe Niekro
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Duffy Dyer
Rennie Stennett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 9 1 8
Houston Astros 3 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Bruce Kison
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 14,745
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Parker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Parker. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Bruce Kison. Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dyer strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Parker strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Moreno. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 6 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 5 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Kison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Parker throws the ball in to Taveras who tags Cruz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cedeno scores. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Watson is hit by the pitch. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Howe strikes out.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Kison moves to third.
Top 3 Taveras strikes out.
Top 3 Kison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Kison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez 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.
Top 2 Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Robinson. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker moves to third.
Top 1 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 1 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Taveras. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 1 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.