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July 24, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 14 0
Cubs 6 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 14 0
Cubs 6 8 1

Larry Biittner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .290
OBP .750 .331
At Bats 4 307
Hits 3 89
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 2 35

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 2
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Wrigley Field - July 24, 1977
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Joe Sambito
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Larry Biittner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 14 0 5
Chicago Cubs 6 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Gene Pentz
Losing Pitcher Ray Burris
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Art Howe
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 Howe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to second.
Top 9 That's a pickoff.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Cabell moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Cabell. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Sambito hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Swisher pinch hits for Paul Reuschel. Swisher strikes out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros 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 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to third for the out. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cabell strikes out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Art Gardner pinch hits for Gene Pentz. Gardner hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dave Rosello pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. De Jesus goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Donnie Moore now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cruz scores.
Top 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 5 Watson hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out. Murcer moves to third. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Biittner scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Biittner reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Pentz hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pete Broberg now pitching. Herrmann strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pentz fires to first and picks off De Jesus.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Joe Wallis pinch hits for Ray Burris. Wallis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 3 Howe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Cabell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pentz hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Trillo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardenal scores.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Pentz Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cabell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.