1976 CRL Championship, Game 3: Houston Astros At Cleveland Indians 10/29/1976
Astros AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
C.Cedeno CF 6 0 0 0 .265 S.Lezcano RF 3 0 1 0 .316
B.Bell 3B 6 0 0 0 .206 D-R.Miller PH,CF 4 0 1 0 .368
G.Tenace C 6 1 1 1 .133 H.McRae DH 7 0 2 0 .306
G.Foster RF 6 1 1 0 .222 J.Morgan 2B 6 2 3 0 .298
L.Hisle LF 6 0 2 0 .241 K.Henderson CF,RF 6 0 1 1 .261
M.Ivie 1B 5 0 2 1 .235 G.Nettles 3B 6 1 1 0 .218
E.Williams DH 5 0 1 0 .143 J.Rudi LF 2 0 0 0 .406
L.Bowa SS 5 0 1 0 .333 A-B.McBride PH,LF 3 0 1 0 .385
M.Trillo 2B 4 0 2 0 .214 D.Kessinger SS 0 0 0 0 .047
B-M.Wagner PH,SS 4 0 3 2 .750
G.Scott 1B 6 0 1 0 .310
D.Porter C 1 0 1 0 .222
C-J.Morales PH,C 3 0 1 0 .286
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Totals 49 2 10 2 Totals 51 3 16 3
A-Pinch Hit For Rudi In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kessinger In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Porter In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lezcano In 7th Inning
Astros.......... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 4
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 16 2
Astros (4-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Rogers 7 6 0 0 5 3 0 135 1.23
R.Reed BS(1st) 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 40 5.40
G.Garber 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 38 0.00
D.Freisleben LOSS(0-1) 0 1/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 0.00
Totals 12 1/3 16 3 2 6 6 0
Indians (11-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
G.Nolan 7 7 2 2 1 3 1 104 2.49
R.Fingers 4 1 0 0 0 8 0 49 0.79
T.Boggs WIN(1-1) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 3.00
Totals 13 10 2 2 1 12 1
ATTENDANCE- 74,020 DATE- Friday, October 29th 1976 TIME- Night
T- 3:58
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 9 Indians:17
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1 Indians: 2
ERRORS- B.Bell-2, G.Tenace, M.Ivie, J.Morgan, D.Kessinger
DOUBLES- L.Hisle(1st), E.Williams(1st), S.Lezcano(1st), J.Morgan(5th),
M.Wagner(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Tenace(1st)
RBIs- G.Tenace(1st), M.Ivie(2nd), K.Henderson(7th), M.Wagner-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Morgan(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.McBride, D.Kessinger
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Morales
WALKS- M.Trillo, J.Morgan, K.Henderson, B.McBride, D.Kessinger-2, D.Porter
STRIKE OUTS- C.Cedeno-2, G.Tenace-2, G.Foster, L.Hisle-2, M.Ivie-2, E.Williams,
L.Bowa, M.Trillo, S.Lezcano, R.Miller, K.Henderson, B.McBride,
G.Scott, J.Morales
GIDP- B.Bell, G.Scott
WILD PITCHES- R.Reed
2-out RBI- G.Tenace, M.Wagner-2
RLISP 2-out- K.Henderson, G.Tenace-2, G.Nettles-3, M.Trillo, S.Lezcano, M.Ivie,
R.Miller-2, J.Morgan, B.Bell
TEAM RISP- Astros: 1 for 11 Indians: 2 for 14
Rollie Fingers had a strong outing as the Cleveland Indians outscored the
Houston Astros in 13 innings 3 to 2.
Both teams had scored 2 runs after nine full innings. Cleveland came out on
top in the 13th inning. After an out was recorded, Joe Morgan banged out a
single. Craig Cunningham then called for a steal which was successful. Ken
Henderson then ripped a one-base hit making Cleveland the victor and
beginning a joyous home town celebration. Cleveland out-hit Houston for the
game, 16 hits to 10.
Tommy Boggs(1-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 innings. Dave
Freisleben(0-1) took the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and no walks
in 1/3 of an inning.