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July 2, 1977

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Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .283
OBP .400 .357
At Bats 4 244
Hits 1 69
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 0 30

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 4
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Astrodome - July 2, 1977
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Out
Joe Niekro
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Ken Boswell
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Gary Matthews
Tom Paciorek
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Matthews bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Boswell covering, for the out. Paciorek moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 13 Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Max Leon. Paciorek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 12 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 12 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Joe Niekro now pitching. Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Art Gardner pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Gardner strikes out.
Bottom 11 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 11 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 10 Boswell strikes out.
Bottom 10 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leon has Cedeno trapped. He runs over and tags Cedeno for the out. Watson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 10 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 10 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 10 Max Leon now pitching. Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Rick Camp. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jerry Royster now playing second base. Forsch strikes out.
Top 9 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 9 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Rod Gilbreath. Gaston strikes out.
Top 9 Ken Boswell now playing second base. Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Julio Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jim Fuller. Boswell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ferguson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Office hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rick Camp now pitching. Forsch strikes out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Dave Campbell. Asselstine hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Fuller strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dave Campbell now pitching. Ferguson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gilbreath strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Moore. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 6 Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pocoroba strikes out.
Top 5 Forsch fires over to first and Watson drops the ball. That's an error on Watson. Matthews moves to second.
Top 5 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hargan, and towards Gilbreath, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Fuller moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fuller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Bottom 4 Ferguson strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chaney hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground for an out. Cabell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Metzger moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Forsch hits a popup towards the mound. Hargan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Pocoroba moves to second.
Top 3 Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pocoroba takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fuller strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargan for the out.
Top 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office scores.
Top 2 Gilbreath strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Office moves to third.
Top 2 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Office moves to second.
Top 2 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.