Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros

Apr 28, 1978

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Niekro(1-3)win: Washington Nationals logo

R. Grimsley Jr.(4-0)

WSHHOU

1Gary Carter hit by pitch. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash to 3rd. Andre Dawson to 2nd. [1 run] 10
1Tony Perez grounds into a double play, second baseman Art Howe to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Bob Watson. Dave Cash scores. Andre Dawson to 3rd. Gary Carter out at 2nd. Tony Perez out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 20
3Tony Perez doubles (4) on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Warren Cromartie scores. Gary Carter scores. [2 runs] 40
4Wilbur Howard triples (1) on a to right fielder Ellis Valentine. Art Howe scores. [1 run] 41
5With Gary Carter batting, Warren Cromartie scores on a balk. Dave Cash advances to 3rd on a balk. [1 run] 51
5With Gary Carter batting, Dave Cash scores on a balk. [1 run] 61
7Terry Puhl singles on a to right fielder Ellis Valentine. Denny Walling scores. Jimmy Sexton to 3rd. [1 run] 62
9Wilbur Howard hits a home run (1). [1 run] 63

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Warren CromartieLF	1	2	3	0	1	2	0	0	.220
Sam MejiasLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Dave Cash2B	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.338
Del Unser1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
3Andre DawsonCF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.250
4Gary CarterC	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.270
5Tony Perez1B	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.219
Pepe Frias2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
6Ellis ValentineRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.321
7Larry Parrish3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.317
8Chris SpeierSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293
9Ross Grimsley Jr.P	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077




TOTAL	8	31	6	3	4	4	0	8	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Terry PuhlRF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.289
2Enos Cabell3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.273
3Cesar CedenoCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.257
4Bob Watson1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.296
5Art Howe2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.315
6Wilbur HowardLF	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.350
7Joe FergusonC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.203
8Roger MetzgerSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217
Floyd BannisterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Denny WallingPH	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Gene PentzP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jesus AlouPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600
9Joe NiekroP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Julio GonzalezPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tom DixonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jimmy SextonPH-SS	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
TOTAL	9	35	3	3	1	1	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	3.0	3	4	4	0	4	27	7.50
Tom DixonRHP	2.0	5	2	2	0	0	10	4.70
Floyd BannisterLHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	12	3.78
Gene PentzRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	8	5.79
TOTAL	9.0	8	6	6	4	4	57	-

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1st inningWSHHOU

TOP 1
WALK — Warren Cromartie walks.
00
SINGLE — Dave Cash singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Warren Cromartie to 2nd.
00
WALK — Andre Dawson walks. Warren Cromartie to 3rd. Dave Cash to 2nd.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Gary Carter hit by pitch. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash to 3rd. Andre Dawson to 2nd. [1 run]
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Tony Perez grounds into a double play, second baseman Art Howe to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Bob Watson. Dave Cash scores. Andre Dawson to 3rd. Gary Carter out at 2nd. Tony Perez out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
BATTER OUT — Ellis Valentine out, shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Bob Watson. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Terry Puhl singles on a to right fielder Ellis Valentine.
20
BATTER OUT — Enos Cabell out to left fielder Warren Cromartie. [1 out]
20
FORCEOUT — Cesar Cedeno grounds into a force out, third baseman Larry Parrish to second baseman Dave Cash. Terry Puhl out at 2nd. Cesar Cedeno to 1st. [2 outs]
20
WALK — Bob Watson walks. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd.
20
FLYOUT — Art Howe flies out to catcher Gary Carter. [3 outs]
20

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WSH

HOU

6Runs3

8Hits9

1Errors0

.258Batting Avg.257

31At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In3

4Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts1

4Left on Base6

10Total Bases14

Friday, April 28, 1978 · 7:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 11,474 (27.9%)