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July 21, 1978

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Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .000 .241
At Bats 1 29
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 3

Dick Ruthven Season Stats

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6 8 0
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Veterans Stadium - July 21, 1978
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Strikeout
Dick Ruthven
Bob Boone
Richie Hebner
Ted Sizemore
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Jerry Martin
Joe Niekro
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Niekro strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Ruthven hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Maddox. The throw from Pujols and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Hebner scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Hebner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Luzinski. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Luzinski steals second.
Bottom 3 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ruthven hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox 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 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Pujols hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Pujols reaches second base with a double. Howe scores.
Top 2 Bergman strikes out.
Top 2 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.
Bottom 1 Luzinski is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Schmidt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Bowa reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.