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April 24, 1978

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Padres 3 8 0
Astros 3 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Padres 3 9 0
Astros 3 4 0

Gene Richards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .167
OBP .500 .293
At Bats 2 48
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 2 8
RBI’s 0 3

Joe Sambito Season Stats

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1 0 1
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Astrodome - April 24, 1978
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Single
Joe Sambito
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Gene Richards
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Joe Sambito now pitching. Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike Champion now playing third base. Bob Davis now catching. Rollie Fingers now pitching. Bill Almon now playing shortstop. Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Hendrick pinch hits for Ozzie Smith. Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to third for the out.
Top 8 Bob Davis pinch runs for Rick Sweet. Almon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 8 Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Tenace hits a popup in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Champion pinch hits for Dan Spillner. Champion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Spillner covering, for the out.
Top 7 Turner hits a line drive towards short. Metzger catches it and throws to first to double up Thomas.
Top 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Winfield now playing right field. Dan Spillner now pitching. Cabell strikes out.
Top 6 Dave Winfield pinch hits for Dave Freisleben. Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Sweet moves to third. Almon moves to second.
Top 6 Almon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Sweet moves to second.
Top 6 Sweet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third.
Top 6 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Turner scores.
Top 6 Turner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Turner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 5 Andujar strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metzger strikes out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 5 Richards takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Freisleben bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Howe covering, for the out. Almon moves to second.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Almon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sweet and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Andujar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Turner strikes out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a popup towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freisleben hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Almon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sweet strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richards scores.
Top 1 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to third.
Top 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Andujar Richards moves to second.
Top 1 Richards takes first base on ball four.