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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 12 2
Astros 3 8 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 12 2
Astros 3 8 3

Terry Puhl Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .304
OBP .250 .392
At Bats 4 207
Hits 1 63
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 9

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 18 0
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Astrodome - September 21, 1977
Phil Niekro
Dale Murphy
Willie Montanez
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Pat Rockett
Gary Matthews
Rowland Office
Barry Bonnell
Terry Puhl

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 5 12 2 12
Houston Astros 3 8 3 7
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rowland Office
Attendance 6,282
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Puhl strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Danny Walton pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Walton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Rod Gilbreath now playing second base. Jerry Royster now playing third base. Barry Bonnell now playing right field. Leon Roberts pinch hits for RoRoberts strikes out.
Top 9 Rockett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez catches it and throws to first to double up Bonnell.
Top 9 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Julio Gonzalez now playing second base. Art Howe now playing third base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Julio Gonzalez pinch runs for Bob Watson. Howe strikes out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matthews strikes out.
Top 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Montanez strikes out.
Top 8 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 8 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Top 8 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell strikes out. Murphy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cabell out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rockett strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Bonnell. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Bonnell steals second.
Top 7 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Roy Thomas now pitching. Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Art Gardner pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Gardner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 6 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Matthews strikes out.
Top 6 Montanez is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Rockett scores. Niekro moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Office hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonnell tags and scores. Rockett tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Royster strikes out.
Top 6 Niekro bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bonnell moves to third. Rockett moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Rockett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 6 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Bottom 5 Howe strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Watson. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Watson steals second.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonnell. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Cabell trying to get to home. Matthews throws the ball in to Murphy who tags Cabell, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Bonnell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cabell. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Metzger. The throw from Murphy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 4 Andujar bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar juggles the ball. That's an error on Andujar. Rockett scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Rockett moves to third.
Top 4 Rockett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Rockett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. Matthews moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Top 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Montanez moves to second.
Top 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Office strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Andujar strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Metzger scores.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Royster strikes out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rockett moves to second.
Top 2 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Herrmann strikes out. Murphy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Herrmann out.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it and throws to second for the out. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Cruz. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Matthews 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 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Top 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 1 Office hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.