Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals

Jul 18, 1976

FINAL / 10

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	7	17	1	8
WSH	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	8	0	8

loss:

D. Murraywin: Houston Astros logo

K. Forsch

Scoring Summary

HOUWSH

1
Tim Foli singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Mike Jorgensen scores. Andre Thornton to 2nd. [1 run]
01
2
Roger Metzger grounds into a double play, first baseman Andre Thornton to shortstop Tim Foli to first baseman Andre Thornton. Enos Cabell scores. Ed Herrmann out at 2nd. Roger Metzger out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
4
Barry Foote hits a home run (6). [1 run]
12
5
Ed Herrmann hits a home run (4). [1 run]
22
7
Ed Herrmann singles. Jose Cruz scores. Enos Cabell scores. [2 runs]
42
7
Ken Boswell singles. Ed Herrmann scores. [1 run]
52
8
Wild pitch by pitcher Chip Lang. Bob Watson scores. Ed Herrmann to 2nd. [1 run]
62
9
Ellis Valentine singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Jim Lyttle scores. Pepe Mangual to 2nd. [1 run]
63
9
Jose Morales hits a home run (3). Pepe Mangual scores. Ellis Valentine scores. [3 runs]
66
10
Ed Herrmann singles on a to right fielder Jim Lyttle. Jose Cruz scores. Ed Herrmann out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Jim Lyttle to first baseman Andre Thornton to shortstop Tim Foli. Enos Cabell to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
76

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Greg GrossRF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290
2Rob Andrews2B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.279
3Cesar CedenoCF	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.295
4Bob Watson1B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.277
5Jose CruzLF	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	3	.299
6Enos Cabell3B	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	.302
7Ed HerrmannC	5	5	2	4	0	0	1	0	.215
8Roger MetzgerSS	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.241
9Joe NiekroP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167
Ken BoswellPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.289
Ken ForschP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.111






TOTAL	17	42	7	5	3	3	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	6.0	3	2	2	3	4	1	43	3.61
Ken ForschRHP	4.0	5	4	4	3	2	1	31	2.36


TOTAL	10.0	8	6	6	6	6	2	74	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pepe MangualLF	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	.263
2Ellis ValentineCF	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	.240
3Mike JorgensenRF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.242
Chip LangP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose MoralesPH	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	.312
Dale MurrayP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4Andre Thornton1B	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	.216
5Tim FoliSS	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.271
Jerry WhitePR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
6Pete Mackanin2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.240
7Barry FooteC	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.215
8Pepe Frias3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Jim DwyerPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185
Larry Parrish3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.211
9Clay KirbyP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067
Joe KerriganP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim LyttlePH-RF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.284
TOTAL	8	37	6	6	6	6	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Clay KirbyRHP	6.0	8	5	5	2	2	1	35	4.97
Joe KerriganRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.00
Chip LangRHP	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	12	4.03
Dale MurrayRHP	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	8	3.25
TOTAL	10.0	17	7	7	3	3	1	60	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUWSH

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Greg Gross out to center fielder Ellis Valentine. [1 out]
00
WALK — Rob Andrews walks.
00
DOUBLE — Cesar Cedeno doubles (15) on a to left fielder Pepe Mangual. Rob Andrews to 3rd.
00
POP OUT — Bob Watson pops out to first baseman Andre Thornton. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out to center fielder Ellis Valentine. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Pepe Mangual out to right fielder Greg Gross. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Ellis Valentine strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Mike Jorgensen walks.
00
WALK — Andre Thornton walks. Mike Jorgensen to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Tim Foli singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Mike Jorgensen scores. Andre Thornton to 2nd. [1 run]
01
BATTER OUT — Pete Mackanin out to third baseman Enos Cabell. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

HOU

WSH

7Runs6

17Hits8

1Errors0

.405Batting Avg.216

42At Bats37

3Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In6

3Walks6

0Stolen Bases1

3Strikeouts6

8Left on Base8

22Total Bases14

Game Details

Sunday, July 18, 1976 · 7:05 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

capacity: 41,339

weather: 68 degrees, unknown