Astros @ Cubs
August 26, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 0
Cubs 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 0
Cubs 3 6 0

George Mitterwald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .208
OBP .000 .242
At Bats 3 207
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 20

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 16
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1976
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Ken Forsch
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Jerry DaVanon
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
George Mitterwald
Jerry Morales

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 10 0 6
Chicago Cubs 3 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save Ken Forsch
Game Winning RBI Cesar Cedeno
Attendance 6,653
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Summers scores.
Bottom 9 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Summers moves to third.
Bottom 9 Champ Summers pinch hits for Dave Rosello. Summers hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Summers reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 DaVanon strikes out.
Top 9 Richard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pete LaCock now playing left field. Darold Knowles now pitching. Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Monday settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Monday reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Pete LaCock pinch hits for Paul Reuschel. LaCock 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 8 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Kelleher 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 8 Herrmann hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Morales hits a popup into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DaVanon moves to second.
Top 7 DaVanon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dave Rosello now playing shortstop. Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Paul Reuschel now pitching. Richard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wallis for the out.
Bottom 6 Madlock is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Monday hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Biittner 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 6 Metzger 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 6 Herrmann hits a popup towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelleher strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell strikes out.
Top 5 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wallis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Madlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richard strikes out.
Top 4 Metzger 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 4 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Monday scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 3 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wallis hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Richard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wallis for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reuschel, and towards Trillo, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Richard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. DaVanon scores. Cabell goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DaVanon moves to second.
Top 1 DaVanon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.