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April 18, 1978

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Astros 5 14 0
Padres 1 4 2
Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 14 0
Padres 1 4 2

Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .400
OBP 1.000 .400
At Bats 2 5
Hits 2 2
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 2 2

Mickey Lolich Season Stats

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1 0 0
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San Diego Stadium - April 18, 1978
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Mickey Lolich
Rick Sweet
Gene Richards
Derrel Thomas
Bill Almon
Ozzie Smith
Oscar Gamble
George Hendrick
Dave Winfield
Joe Niekro
Roger Metzger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Ferguson scores.
Top 9 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Ferguson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Richards is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Dave Bergman pinch runs for Bob Watson. Mickey Lolich now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Richards scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 8 Watson is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niekro scores. Puhl moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 8 Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howe scores.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. Howe moves to third.
Top 8 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bob Shirley. Turner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweet hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gamble strikes out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Winfield reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro bunts between the mound and first base. Shirley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Shirley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Hendrick strikes out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Puhl strikes out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richards scores. There goes Thomas trying to get to home. Howe throws to Ferguson who tags Thomas for the out. Winfield moves to second.
Bottom 3 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Richards moves to third.
Bottom 3 Richards takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Shirley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Almon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Sweet hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 That's a pickoff.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Niekro scores. Puhl moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Shirley spins, and has Howe trapped. He throws to Almon who tags Howe for the out. Niekro moves to second.
Top 2 Niekro bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ferguson scores. Howe moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Metzger strikes out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to third.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field. Gamble picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gamble. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Cabell takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Richards juggles the ball. That's an error on Richards.