Astros @ Cardinals
August 9, 1976

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Top 7 R H E
Astros 2 5 0
Cardinals 2 4 1
Top 7 R H E
Astros 2 5 0
Cardinals 2 4 1

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .221
OBP .000 .304
At Bats 2 339
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 18

Bob Forsch Season Stats

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5 6 0
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Busch Stadium - August 9, 1976
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Bob Forsch
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Don Kessinger
Hector Cruz
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Jerry Mumphrey
Joe Ferguson
Roger Metzger
Ed Herrmann
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Joe Ferguson now playing right field. Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Gross is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Larson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 4 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Larson covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Templeton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards second base. DaVanon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Forsch spins and fires to second, and Gross is picked off.
Top 3 DaVanon takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second.
Top 3 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Larson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Crawford scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 2 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Larson covering, for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive for a triple. There's an error on the play. Cedeno moves all the way to home. That run is unearned.
Top 1 DaVanon strikes out.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.