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August 16, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 9 1
Astros 3 12 1
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Cubs 5 9 1
Astros 3 12 1

Cesar Cedeno Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .296
OBP .500 .355
At Bats 4 432
Hits 2 128
• Singles 1 88
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 1 63

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
Cesar Cedeno
Enos Cabell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 9 1 4
Houston Astros 3 12 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bruce Sutter
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rob Sperring
Attendance 7,371
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Greg Gross pinch hits for Rob Andrews. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Bottom 9 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.
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.