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August 16, 1976

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Ken Boswell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .000 .301
At Bats 0 105
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 14

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 6
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Astrodome - August 16, 1976
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Out
Bruce Sutter
Steve Swisher
Pete LaCock
Manny Trillo
Bill Madlock
Rob Sperring
Jose Cardenal
Rick Monday
Joe Wallis
Ken Boswell
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ken Boswell pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Boswell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Sutter strikes out.
Top 9 Sperring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. LaCock scores. Trillo scores. Swisher moves to third. Sperring moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Swisher takes first base on ball four. Trillo moves to second.
Top 9 That's a pickoff. LaCock moves to third.
Top 9 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock moves to second.
Top 9 Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Madlock hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Monday strikes out.
Top 8 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Swisher and he is out, Trillo applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Cedeno bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Rob Sperring now playing shortstop. Cabell hits a popup towards short. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Champ Summers pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Summers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Swisher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wallis scores. Trillo moves to second.
Top 7 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. LaCock scores. Wallis moves to second.
Top 7 The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. LaCock moves to third.
Top 7 Wallis takes first base on ball four. LaCock moves to second.
Top 7 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Andrews strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Monday hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to Watson who throws to third to double up Kelleher. Swisher tags and scores.
Top 6 Reuschel bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Swisher moves to third. Kelleher moves to second.
Top 6 Kelleher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swisher moves to second.
Top 6 Swisher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and has Watson trapped. He races towards second and tags Watson for the out. Cruz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Swisher and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Cedeno scores.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Andrews goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Trillo strikes out.
Top 5 Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 LaCock hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to second for the out. Roberts moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno 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 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dierker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelleher hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Swisher strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Trillo strikes out.
Top 2 Wallis hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.