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June 2, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 5 0
Astros 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 5 0
Astros 2 5 1

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 3 169
Hits 0 47
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 21

John Denny Season Stats

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4 3 0
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Astrodome - June 2, 1978
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Home Run
John Denny
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
George Hendrick
Jerry Morales
Jose Cruz
Enos Cabell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 1 5 0 8
Houston Astros 2 5 1 4
Winning Pitcher Joe Sambito
Losing Pitcher John Denny
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 10,315
Time of Game 2 hours
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jimmy Sexton. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Denny strikes out.
Top 9 Tyson strikes out.
Top 9 Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Bergman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Templeton hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brock 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 7 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.
Top 7 Denny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tyson hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Top 7 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sexton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson catches it and throws to first to double up Puhl.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Hendrick goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Herrmann is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Denny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tyson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morales hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Templeton strikes out.
Top 3 Brock 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 3 Denny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a popup towards the mound. Denny settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Sexton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Denny scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hendrick strikes out.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Brock for the double play.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.