Astros @ Cardinals
May 7, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 0
Cardinals 1 6 0
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Astros 3 8 0
Cardinals 1 6 0

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .176
OBP .333 .205
At Bats 3 74
Hits 1 13
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 11

J.R. Richard Season Stats

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4 1 0
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Busch Stadium - May 7, 1976
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Strikeout
J.R. Richard
Cliff Johnson
Bob Watson
Larry Milbourne
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Jose Cruz
Greg Gross
Hector Cruz
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cruz is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Milbourne hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Richard hits a popup towards the mound. Frisella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisella covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to third. Harris moves to second.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Danny Frisella now pitching. Watson hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Luis Melendez pinch hits for Bob Forsch. Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell strikes out.
Top 7 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Richard strikes out.
Top 6 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz strikes out.
Top 5 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Crawford strikes out.
Top 4 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Richard hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. Howard tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Howard reaches second base with a double. Gross moves to third.
Top 4 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McBride takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Harris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Cruz. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milbourne scores.
Top 3 Cabell bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Milbourne moves to second.
Top 3 Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Richard fires to first and has Hernandez trapped. There's the throw to Milbourne who tags Hernandez for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Richard hits a popup in front of the plate. Simmons catches it and throws to second to double up Metzger.
Top 2 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second.
Bottom 1 Harris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Cruz. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milbourne scores.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Milbourne moves to second.
Top 1 Milbourne takes first base on ball four.