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May 26, 1976

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 4 12 0
Giants 8 9 1
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Astros 4 12 0
Giants 11 10 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .224
OBP .250 .322
At Bats 3 156
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 22

Joaquin Andujar Season Stats

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0 2 0
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Candlestick Park - May 26, 1976
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Home Run
Joaquin Andujar
Skip Jutze
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Gary Matthews
Bobby Murcer
Derrel Thomas
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moffitt scores. Sadek scores. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Herndon bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andrews covering, for the out. Moffitt moves to third. Sadek moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sadek is hit by the pitch. Moffitt moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Moffitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Moffitt Gross moves to second.
Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores.
Top 8 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Boswell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 8 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reitz for the out.
Bottom 7 Speier strikes out.
Bottom 7 Montanez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jutze hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cruz strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Thomas 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 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.
Top 6 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Gene Pentz. Howard strikes out.
Top 6 Randy Moffitt now pitching. Mike Sadek now catching. Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gene Pentz now pitching. Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Mike Sadek pinch hits for Jim Barr. Sadek takes first base on ball four. Speier scores. Reitz moves to third. Arnold moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chris Arnold pinch hits for Dave Rader. Arnold takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Paul Siebert now pitching. Reitz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Speier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Speier reaches second base with a double. Matthews scores. Montanez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matthews is hit by the pitch. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herndon hits a popup towards the mound. Dierker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cabell is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Watson reaches second base with a double. Andrews scores. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Andrews moves to second.
Top 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Barr is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dierker strikes out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jutze hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Speier hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Gross trying to get to home. Herndon throws the ball in to Rader who tags Gross who's trying to score from second, for the out. Andrews moves to second.
Top 3 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Dierker strikes out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Barr covering, for the out.
Top 2 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Speier strikes out.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Herndon scores. Matthews moves to third.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. Herndon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Andrews moves to third.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Andrews moves to second.
Top 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Top 1 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Gross reaches second base with a double.