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August 23, 1978

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Dave Kingman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .238
OBP .333 .312
At Bats 3 282
Hits 1 67
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 58

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 8
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Astrodome - August 23, 1978
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Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Art Howe
Jimmy Sexton
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Dave Kingman
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Murcer strikes out.
Top 9 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Walling hits a line drive into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabell scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Cabell. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail now playing right field. Bobby Murcer now playing center field. Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 8 Mike Vail pinch hits for Greg Gross. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Gene Clines pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bochy moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bochy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Sexton bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 7 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner juggles the ball. That's an error on Buckner.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Scott. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Trillo is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo catches it and throws to second with De Jesus covering, to double up Bochy.
Bottom 5 Forsch bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bochy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Bochy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 5 Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to home to get Cabell. Cruz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Cabell. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 3 Lamp bunts in front of the plate. Bochy fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to third.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Blackwell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Top 2 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kingman hits a line driveWalling throws the ball in to Howe who tags Kingman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to home. Blackwell drops the ball. Puhl scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Puhl steals third.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo.
Top 1 Buckner strikes out.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.