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April 23, 1978

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Astros 1 2 2
Dodgers 3 4 0
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Astros 1 2 2
Dodgers 4 5 0

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .217
OBP 1.000 .254
At Bats 1 60
Hits 1 13
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Dodger Stadium - April 23, 1978
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Joe Niekro
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Bill Russell
Davey Lopes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Russell reaches second base with a double. Lopes goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 2 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Bottom 2 Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Metzger reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ferguson for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cedeno. Russell scores. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores. Russell tags and moves to second.
Bottom 1 Russell bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Lopes. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Lopes steals second.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cabell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.