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Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals

May 3, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU002000100311110
WSH31401001-1012012
loss:Houston Astros logoJ. Richardwin:Washington Nationals logoR. Grimsley Jr.

Scoring Summary

HOUWSH
  • Washington Nationals logo
    1
    Andre Dawson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
    01
  • Washington Nationals logo
    1
    Tony Perez singles. Dave Cash scores. [1 run]
    02
  • Washington Nationals logo
    1
    With Chris Speier batting, Tony Perez scores on a balk. Ellis Valentine advances to 3rd on a balk. Larry Parrish advances to 2nd on a balk. [1 run]
    03
  • Washington Nationals logo
    2
    Andre Dawson grounds into a force out, third baseman Enos Cabell to second baseman Julio Gonzalez. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash out at 2nd. Missed catch error by second baseman Julio Gonzalez. [1 run] [1 out]
    04
  • Houston Astros logo
    3
    Cesar Cedeno hits a home run (3). Enos Cabell scores. [2 runs]
    24
  • Washington Nationals logo
    3
    Gary Carter hits a grand slam (3). Ross Grimsley scores. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash scores. [4 runs]
    28
  • Washington Nationals logo
    5
    Gary Carter doubles (5). Andre Dawson scores. [1 run]
    29
  • Houston Astros logo
    7
    Bob Watson singles. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run]
    39
  • Washington Nationals logo
    8
    Ross Grimsley out, pitcher Gene Pentz to second baseman Julio Gonzalez to first baseman Bob Watson. Ellis Valentine scores. Larry Parrish to 3rd. Chris Speier to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    310

Player Stats

Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Wilbur HowardLF05000000.276
2Enos Cabell3B02100300.278
3Cesar CedenoCF35220012.287
4Bob Watson1B25010001.289
5Joe FergusonC13001101.214
6Jose CruzRF24000003.313
Gene PentzP00000000.000
7Jimmy SextonSS24000002.286
8Julio Gonzalez2B14000006.125
9J.R. RichardP01001000.083
Jesus AlouPH01000002.333
Tom DixonP00000000.000
Art HowePH01000003.309
Ken ForschP00000000.000
Denny WallingPH-RF01001001.273
TOTAL11363334121-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
J.R. RichardRHP3.0788371505.73
Tom DixonRHP2.0211210164.66
Ken ForschRHP2.0100110133.14
Gene PentzRHP1.021101096.00
TOTAL8.0121010610188-
Washington Nationals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Warren CromartieLF24300100.213
Sam MejiasLF01000002.000
2Dave Cash2B12200300.338
Pepe FriasPR-2B000000001.000
3Andre DawsonCF14111005.250
4Gary CarterC24151112.267
5Tony Perez1B25111003.213
Jerry WhitePR00000000.000
Del Unser1B00000000.290
6Ellis ValentineRF13100201.328
7Larry Parrish3B14002104.278
8Chris SpeierSS13001201.284
9Ross Grimsley Jr.P15110007.111
TOTAL1235108610125-
Washington Nationals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ross Grimsley Jr.LHP9.01133341581.83
TOTAL9.0113334158-

Play-by-Play

1st inningHOUWSH
  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    LINEOUT — Wilbur Howard lines out to right fielder Ellis Valentine. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    WALK — Enos Cabell walks.
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    DOUBLE PLAY — Cesar Cedeno lines into a double play, shortstop Chris Speier to first baseman Tony Perez. Enos Cabell out at 2nd. Cesar Cedeno out at 1st. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Washington Nationals logo
    WALK — Warren Cromartie walks.
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    DOUBLE — Dave Cash doubles (7). Warren Cromartie to 3rd.
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    SAC FLY — Andre Dawson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
    01
  • Washington Nationals logo
    BATTER OUT — Gary Carter out, third baseman Enos Cabell to first baseman Bob Watson. [2 outs]
    01
  • Washington Nationals logo
    SINGLE — Tony Perez singles. Dave Cash scores. [1 run]
    02
  • Washington Nationals logo
    SINGLE — Ellis Valentine singles. Tony Perez to 3rd.
    02
  • Washington Nationals logo
    WALK — Larry Parrish walks. Ellis Valentine to 2nd.
    02
  • Washington Nationals logo
    BALK — With Chris Speier batting, Tony Perez scores on a balk. Ellis Valentine advances to 3rd on a balk. Larry Parrish advances to 2nd on a balk. [1 run]
    03
  • Washington Nationals logo
    WALK — Chris Speier walks.
    03
  • Washington Nationals logo
    BATTER OUT — Ross Grimsley out to left fielder Wilbur Howard. [3 outs]
    03
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Team Stats

3Runs10
11Hits12
1Errors0
.306Batting Avg.343
36At Bats35
4Extra-base Hits4
1Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In8
4Walks10
0Stolen Bases0
3Strikeouts6
10Left on Base12
17Total Bases19

Game Details

Wednesday, May 3, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.
attendance: 5,229 (12.6%)