Astros @ Cubs
July 24, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Cubs 4 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Cubs 4 10 2

Ivan De Jesus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .255
OBP .500 .310
At Bats 3 376
Hits 1 96
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 28

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 5
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Wrigley Field - July 24, 1977
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Strikeout
Joe Niekro
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Ivan De Jesus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 10 0 8
Chicago Cubs 4 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Donnie Moore
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 25,963
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

De Jesus is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 9 Howe strikes out.
Top 9 Watson hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cruz hits a popup into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wallis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Wallis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Murcer strikes out.
Top 8 Cabell strikes out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Niekro bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and has Herrmann trapped. There's the throw to De Jesus who tags Herrmann for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 8 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Herrmann moves to second.
Top 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Herrmann hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 8 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Mitterwald and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Jim Todd now pitching. Jerry Morales now playing left field. George Mitterwald now catching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Morales scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Morales moves to third.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jerry Morales pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Morales reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Steve Swisher. Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Niekro covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second.
Top 6 Metzger hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herrmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 5 Howe is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to third.
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Swisher hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Donnie Moore now pitching. Niekro strikes out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Herrmann scores.
Top 4 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Herrmann reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Watson strikes out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to home to get Niekro. Puhl moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to home to get Metzger. Niekro moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herrmann scores. Metzger moves to third. Niekro moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Niekro takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner juggles the ball. That's an error on Biittner. Herrmann moves to third.
Top 3 Herrmann takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Renko is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Swisher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howe strikes out.
Top 2 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wallis hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.