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September 15, 1978

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Astros 8 10 2
Padres 4 7 1
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Astros 8 10 2
Padres 4 7 1

Gene Richards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .500 .378
At Bats 3 507
Hits 1 152
• Singles 1 114
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 62
RBI’s 0 40

J.R. Richard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 11 0
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San Diego Stadium - September 15, 1978
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Strikeout
J.R. Richard
Bruce Bochy
Jim Obradovich
Keith Drumright
Jimmy Sexton
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Gene Richards
Jim Beswick
Bill Almon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Jim Beswick pinch runs for Oscar Gamble. Richards strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Steve Mura. Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 9 Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Puhl 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 9 Drumright takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Steve Mura now pitching. Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards scores. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 8 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Obradovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. Richards moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Sexton now playing third base. Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bochy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Bochy reaches second base with a double. Obradovich scores.
Top 8 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Obradovich moves to second.
Top 8 Obradovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mickey Lolich now pitching. Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rick Sweet pinch hits for Mark Lee. Sweet strikes out.
Bottom 7 Almon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tenace strikes out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a popup towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Tenace now catching. Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Turner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bochy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mark Lee now pitching. Walling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Obradovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to third.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richards strikes out.
Top 5 Drumright 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 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rasmussen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Almon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bochy hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walling 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 Obradovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Rasmussen covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Winfield strikes out.
Top 3 Cabell strikes out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Bochy for a passed ball. Rasmussen moves to third.
Bottom 2 Rasmussen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Drumright picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Drumright. Rasmussen moves to second.
Top 2 Drumright 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 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Richard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Walling scores. Bochy moves to third. Richard moves to second.
Top 2 Bochy hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Cabell moves to third. Walling moves to second.
Top 2 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Obradovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Almon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richard spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Richard. Perkins moves to third.
Bottom 1 Turner takes first base on ball four. Perkins moves to second.
Bottom 1 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 1 Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richards scores. Smith scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Smith. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Richards. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Richards steals second.
Bottom 1 Richards takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 1 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Roberts and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.