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1978 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
74-88, Finished 5th in NL Western Division
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Scored 605 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-84
Managed by Bill Virdon

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,126,145 (9th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 92, Pitching - 92
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   74-88 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   21.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on May 20)
Most Games under .500:          18 (last on September 24)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       25.0 (last on September 24)

Longest Winning Streak:          8 (July 24 to August 1)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (July 19 to July 23)

Most Runs Allowed:              14 (September 1)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (May 20)

Longest Game:                   14 innings (May 12)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       9
Times Opponent Shutout:         17

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        74  88     605     634    .457

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           50  31     327     254    .617
Road           24  57     278     380    .296

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          10  12      81      96    .455
May            10  13      83      85    .435
June           13  14     110     107    .481
July           15  17     119     143    .469
August         14  14     108      97    .500
September      11  18     101     106    .379
October         1   0       3       0   1.000

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     36  46     314     338    .439
Second Half    38  42     291     296    .475

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     8   7      60      59    .533
Full Games     66  81     545     575    .449
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        27  33     185     191    .450

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        18  18     165     170    .500

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ATL            10   8      66      38    .556
CHC             6   6      55      53    .500
CIN             7  11      77      79    .389
LAD             7  11      63      82    .389
MON             6   6      34      53    .500
NYM             7   5      58      51    .583
PHI             6   6      42      46    .500
PIT             4   8      46      55    .333
SDP             8  10      65      69    .444
SFG             6  12      40      62    .333
STL             7   5      59      46    .583

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr  6 box HOU @CIN  L   9-11       0-1     2     1.0  2:53 P Borbon     J Richard     52,378 -
  2 Fri, Apr  7 box HOU @CIN  L   4-5        0-2     6     2.0  2:25 B Bonham     J Niekro      22,883 --
  3 Sat, Apr  8 box HOU @CIN  L   1-2        0-3     6     3.0  2:24 F Norman     J Andujar     17,958 ---
  4 Sun, Apr  9 box HOU @CIN  L   3-9        0-4     6     4.0  2:10 T Hume       M Lemongello  42,667 ----
  5 Mon, Apr 10 box HOU  LAD  L   2-5        0-5     6     4.5  2:24 D Rau        F Bannister   22,882 -----
  6 Tue, Apr 11 box HOU  LAD  W   1-0        1-5     6     3.5  1:52 J Richard    B Hooton      11,049 +
  7 Wed, Apr 12 box HOU  LAD  W  11-10       2-5     5     3.5  2:44 J Sambito    B Castillo    11,824 ++
  8 Fri, Apr 14 box HOU  CIN  L   4-8        2-6     5     5.0  2:37 T Hume       J Andujar     25,583 -
  9 Sat, Apr 15 box HOU  CIN  W   6-1        3-6     5     4.0  2:09 M Lemongello D Capilla     34,858 +
 10 Sun, Apr 16 box HOU  CIN  W   4-3 (13)   4-6     4     3.0  4:06 T Dixon      M Sarmiento   27,700 ++
 11 Tue, Apr 18 box HOU @SDP  W   5-1        5-6     4     3.5  2:34 J Niekro     B Shirley     10,840 +++
 12 Wed, Apr 19 box HOU @SDP  W   2-1        6-6     4     2.5  2:48 J Andujar    D Freisleben  12,129 ++++
 13 Thu, Apr 20 box HOU @LAD  L   1-5        6-7     4     3.0  2:13 D Rau        M Lemongello  24,049 -
 14 Fri, Apr 21 box HOU @LAD  W   8-6        7-7     4     2.0  2:59 K Forsch     B Castillo    44,867 +
 15 Sat, Apr 22 box HOU @LAD  L   1-5        7-8     4     3.0  2:16 B Hooton     F Bannister   52,346 -
 16 Sun, Apr 23 box HOU @LAD  L   3-7        7-9     5     4.0  2:26 D Sutton     J Niekro      51,500 --
 17 Mon, Apr 24 box HOU  SDP  W   4-3 (10)   8-9     4     3.5  2:48 J Sambito    R Fingers      7,300 +
 18 Tue, Apr 25 box HOU  SDP  W   4-3        9-9     3     3.0  2:01 M Lemongello R Jones        7,459 ++
 19 Wed, Apr 26 box HOU  SDP  L   1-2        9-10    3     4.0  2:37 G Perry      J Richard      8,769 -
 20 Fri, Apr 28 box HOU  MON  L   3-6        9-11    4     5.0  2:03 R Grimsley   J Niekro      11,474 --
 21 Sat, Apr 29 box HOU  MON  W   3-1       10-11    3     4.0  2:13 J Andujar    S Rogers      46,215 +
 22 Sun, Apr 30 box HOU  MON  L   1-2       10-12    4     4.0  2:01 R May        M Lemongello  11,515 -
 23 Wed, May  3 box HOU @MON  L   3-10      10-13    4     4.5  2:46 R Grimsley   J Richard      5,229 --
 24 Fri, May  5 box HOU @ATL  L   2-5       10-14    5     6.0  2:29 T Boggs      J Niekro       5,699 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, May  6 box HOU @ATL  L   1-2 (10)  10-15    5     6.0  2:45 D Campbell   K Forsch       7,901 ----
 26 Tue, May  9 box HOU @PHI  W   5-1       11-15    4     5.5  2:15 J Richard    L Christenso  18,144 +
 27 Wed, May 10 box HOU @PHI  L   1-3       11-16    4     5.5  2:09 J Lonborg    M Lemongello  20,096 -
 28 Fri, May 12 box HOU @NYM  W   5-4 (14)  12-16    4     4.5  4:21 T Dixon      S Lockwood     8,649 +
 29 Sat, May 13 box HOU @NYM  W   7-4       13-16    4     4.5  2:45 J Niekro     M Bruhert     19,838 ++
 30 Mon, May 15 box HOU  PHI  W   5-0       14-16    4     5.0  2:14 J Richard    J Lonborg      9,943 +++
 31 Tue, May 16 box HOU  PHI  W   6-1       15-16    4     5.0  2:31 M Lemongello S Carlton     11,381 ++++
 32 Wed, May 17 box HOU  PHI  W   2-1       16-16    4     5.0  2:14 J Andujar    R Lerch       11,856 +++++
 33 Thu, May 18 box HOU  PHI  L   5-8       16-17    4     5.5  2:36 G Garber     J Sambito     10,828 -
 34 Fri, May 19 box HOU  ATL  W   6-0       17-17    4     5.5  2:28 F Bannister  D Ruthven     15,609 +
 35 Sat, May 20 box HOU  ATL  W  13-0       18-17    4     4.5  2:33 J Richard    T Boggs       24,402 ++
 36 Sun, May 21 box HOU  ATL  L   4-6       18-18    4     4.5  2:17 P Niekro     M Lemongello  11,715 -
 37 Tue, May 23 box HOU @SFG  L   2-3       18-19    4     5.5  2:12 R Moffitt    J Sambito     11,120 --
 38 Wed, May 24 box HOU @SFG  L   0-2       18-20    4     6.5  2:09 J Montefusco K Forsch       6,158 ---
 39 Thu, May 25 box HOU @SFG  L   1-9       18-21    4     7.5  2:23 E Halicki    J Richard      6,209 ----
 40 Fri, May 26 box HOU  NYM  W   5-4       19-21    4     7.5  2:20 M Lemongello J Koosman     11,158 +
 41 Sat, May 27 box HOU  NYM  L   7-9       19-22    4     7.5  2:47 B Metzger    J Sambito     26,742 -
 42 Sun, May 28 box HOU  NYM  L   1-4       19-23    4     8.5  2:03 N Espinosa   T Dixon       12,133 --
 43 Mon, May 29 box HOU  SFG  L   1-8       19-24    4     9.5  2:16 E Halicki    F Bannister   10,012 ---
 44 Tue, May 30 box HOU  SFG  L   0-1       19-25    4    10.5  2:12 B Knepper    J Richard      8,019 ----
 45 Wed, May 31 box HOU  SFG  W   1-0       20-25    4     9.5  1:54 M Lemongello V Blue        11,400 +
 46 Fri, Jun  2 box HOU  STL  W   2-1       21-25    4     9.5  2:00 J Sambito    J Denny       10,315 ++
 47 Sat, Jun  3 box HOU  STL  W   5-2       22-25    4     9.0  2:51 F Bannister  P Falcone          0 +++
 48             box HOU  STL  L   1-2       22-26    4     9.0  1:47 P Vuckovich  T Dixon       27,822 -
 49 Sun, Jun  4 box HOU  STL  L   2-4       22-27    5    10.0  2:14 S Martinez   J Richard     10,238 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Mon, Jun  5 box HOU @CHC  L   1-2       22-28    5    10.0  2:27 W Hernandez  M Lemongello  10,201 ---
 51 Tue, Jun  6 box HOU @CHC  L   4-9       22-29    5    10.0  2:20 D Roberts    J Andujar     14,107 ----
 52 Fri, Jun  9 box HOU @STL  W  11-7       23-29    4     8.5  3:10 J Richard    G Frazier     40,764 +
 53 Sat, Jun 10 box HOU @STL  W  12-5       24-29    4     8.5  2:31 M Lemongello B Forsch      18,485 ++
 54 Sun, Jun 11 box HOU @STL  L   3-5       24-30    4     9.5  2:01 J Denny      J Andujar     17,298 -
 55 Mon, Jun 12 box HOU  PIT  W   6-5       25-30    4     9.5  3:14 R Williams   E Whitson      9,886 +
 56 Tue, Jun 13 box HOU  PIT  W   2-1       26-30    4     9.5  2:25 K Forsch     J Bibby       10,487 ++
 57 Wed, Jun 14 box HOU  PIT  L   4-6       26-31    4    10.5  2:59 E Whitson    J Richard     12,440 -
 58 Fri, Jun 16 box HOU  CHC  L   6-7 (13)  26-32    4    12.0  3:56 P Reuschel   R Williams    18,948 --
 59 Sat, Jun 17 box HOU  CHC  W   5-4       27-32    4    11.0  2:20 J Niekro     W Hernandez   28,091 +
 60 Sun, Jun 18 box HOU  CHC  W   3-1       28-32    4    11.5  2:16 T Dixon      D Lamp        14,770 ++
 61 Tue, Jun 20 box HOU @LAD  W   5-3       29-32    4    10.5  2:32 J Richard    T John        41,991 +++
 62 Wed, Jun 21 box HOU @LAD  L   4-5 (11)  29-33    4    11.5  3:23 B Welch      J Sambito     34,975 -
 63 Thu, Jun 22 box HOU @LAD  W   4-3       30-33    4    10.5  2:23 J Niekro     D Rau         31,246 +
 64 Fri, Jun 23 box HOU @SDP  L   0-3       30-34    4    11.5  2:08 G Perry      T Dixon       12,055 -
 65 Sat, Jun 24 box HOU @SDP  L   5-6 (10)  30-35    4    12.5  3:11 R Fingers    K Forsch      15,759 --
 66 Sun, Jun 25 box HOU @SDP  L   1-6       30-36    5    13.5  1:55 B Shirley    J Richard          0 ---
 67             box HOU @SDP  L   4-7       30-37    5    13.5  2:57 E Rasmussen  B McLaughlin  20,342 ----
 68 Mon, Jun 26 box HOU  CIN  L   3-4       30-38    5    13.5  2:24 T Seaver     M Lemongello  20,388 -----
 69 Tue, Jun 27 box HOU  CIN  W   7-4       31-38    5    13.5  2:24 J Niekro     B Bonham      16,848 +
 70 Wed, Jun 28 box HOU  CIN  W   3-0       32-38    5    13.0  2:10 T Dixon      F Norman      16,622 ++
 71 Thu, Jun 29 box HOU  CIN  W   5-0       33-38    5    12.5  2:20 F Bannister  T Hume        17,564 +++
 72 Fri, Jun 30 box HOU  SDP  L   2-5       33-39    5    12.0  2:34 B Shirley    J Richard      9,194 -
 73 Sat, Jul  1 box HOU  SDP  W   9-2       34-39    5    12.5  2:17 M Lemongello B Owchinko         0 +
 74             box HOU  SDP  L   3-9       34-40    5    12.5  2:33 M Wiley      J Niekro      22,076 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sun, Jul  2 box HOU  SDP  L   2-6       34-41    5    12.5  2:48 G Perry      T Dixon       14,737 --
 76 Mon, Jul  3 box HOU @CIN  L   7-8 (11)  34-42    5    12.5  3:23 D Bair       J Sambito     31,840 ---
 77 Tue, Jul  4 box HOU @CIN  W   3-1       35-42    5    11.5  2:17 J Richard    T Hume        31,705 +
 78 Wed, Jul  5 box HOU @CIN  L   1-2       35-43    5    12.5  2:26 P Moskau     J Niekro      30,320 -
 79 Fri, Jul  7 box HOU  LAD  L   4-7       35-44    5    13.5  2:11 D Rau        M Lemongello  20,707 --
 80 Sat, Jul  8 box HOU  LAD  L   1-7       35-45    5    15.0  2:29 B Hooton     F Bannister        0 ---
 81             box HOU  LAD  L   5-7       35-46    5    15.0  2:32 T John       T Dixon       37,073 ----
 82 Sun, Jul  9 box HOU  LAD  W   5-1       36-46    5    14.0  2:30 J Richard    D Sutton      30,285 +
 83 Thu, Jul 13 box HOU @MON  L   0-6       36-47    6    15.0  2:18 R Grimsley   J Niekro      15,337 -
 84 Fri, Jul 14 box HOU @MON  W   4-3 (13)  37-47    5    13.5  3:59 K Forsch     S Bahnsen          0 +
 85             box HOU @MON  W   5-4 (10)  38-47    5    13.5  2:50 K Forsch     G Pirtle      21,696 ++
 86 Sat, Jul 15 box HOU @MON  L   0-8       38-48    6    14.5  2:08 W Fryman     T Dixon       15,360 -
 87 Sun, Jul 16 box HOU @MON  L   1-6       38-49    6    15.0  2:35 D Schatzeder F Bannister   21,440 --
 88 Mon, Jul 17 box HOU  PHI  W   2-1 (11)  39-49    6    15.0  2:35 J Niekro     R Eastwick    14,397 +
 89 Tue, Jul 18 box HOU  PHI  W   9-1       40-49    6    14.0  2:28 J Richard    J Lonborg     15,478 ++
 90 Wed, Jul 19 box HOU @NYM  W   8-3       41-49    6    14.0  2:46 T Dixon      P Zachry           0 +++
 91             box HOU @NYM  L   1-2       41-50    6    14.0  2:09 C Swan       M Lemongello  13,539 -
 92 Thu, Jul 20 box HOU @NYM  L   4-7       41-51    6    15.5  2:32 M Bruhert    F Bannister        0 --
 93             box HOU @NYM  L   4-5 (11)  41-52    6    15.5  3:00 D Murray     J Sambito     13,341 ---
 94 Fri, Jul 21 box HOU @PHI  L   1-6       41-53    6    16.0  2:35 D Ruthven    J Niekro           0 ----
 95             box HOU @PHI  L   2-8       41-54    6    16.0  2:07 L Christenso R Williams    35,389 -----
 96 Sat, Jul 22 box HOU @PHI  L   2-3 (10)  41-55    6    17.0  2:56 R Reed       K Forsch      33,672 ------
 97 Sun, Jul 23 box HOU @PHI  L   2-13      41-56    6    18.0  2:27 S Carlton    T Dixon       30,554 -------
 98 Mon, Jul 24 box HOU  MON  W   6-5       42-56    6    17.5  2:39 K Forsch     D Knowles      7,843 +
 99 Tue, Jul 25 box HOU  MON  W   3-2 (13)  43-56    6    17.5  3:25 K Forsch     W Twitchell    8,383 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Wed, Jul 26 box HOU  MON  W   5-0       44-56    6    16.5  2:05 J Niekro     R Grimsley     8,465 +++
101 Thu, Jul 27 box HOU  NYM  W   8-3       45-56    6    16.0  2:21 J Richard    T Hausman      9,730 ++++
102 Fri, Jul 28 box HOU  NYM  W   4-3 (10)  46-56    6    15.0  2:44 J Sambito    S Lockwood    26,779 +++++
103 Sun, Jul 30 box HOU  NYM  W   4-3       47-56    6    15.0  2:33 J Andujar    D Bernard     17,502 ++++++
104 Mon, Jul 31 box HOU  SFG  W   4-1       48-56    5    14.0  2:08 J Niekro     E Halicki     12,900 +++++++
105 Tue, Aug  1 box HOU  SFG  W   4-2       49-56    5    13.0  2:39 J Richard    B Knepper     16,515 ++++++++
106 Wed, Aug  2 box HOU  SFG  L   2-4       49-57    5    14.0  2:17 J Montefusco T Dixon       14,754 -
107 Fri, Aug  4 box HOU @ATL  L   2-7       49-58    6    15.5  2:30 P Niekro     M Lemongello  11,282 --
108 Sat, Aug  5 box HOU @ATL  W   5-3       50-58    5    14.0  2:48 J Niekro     P Hanna            0 +
109             box HOU @ATL  W   7-0       51-58    5    14.0  1:59 V Ruhle      T Boggs       20,950 ++
110 Sun, Aug  6 box HOU @ATL  L   2-3       51-59    5    14.0  2:24 L McWilliams J Richard      8,551 -
111 Tue, Aug  8 box HOU @SFG  L   2-3       51-60    6    15.0  2:25 J Montefusco T Dixon       31,904 --
112 Wed, Aug  9 box HOU @SFG  W   6-5       52-60    6    14.0  2:30 M Lemongello J Barr        13,757 +
113 Fri, Aug 11 box HOU  ATL  L   0-1       52-61    6    14.5  2:27 L McWilliams J Niekro      16,035 -
114 Sat, Aug 12 box HOU  ATL  W   5-2       53-61    6    13.5  2:00 J Richard    P Niekro      25,023 +
115 Sun, Aug 13 box HOU  ATL  W   3-0       54-61    5    13.5  2:09 V Ruhle      P Hanna       15,878 ++
116 Mon, Aug 14 box HOU @STL  W   6-0       55-61    5    13.0  2:11 T Dixon      B Forsch      12,555 +++
117 Tue, Aug 15 box HOU @STL  L   5-11      55-62    5    13.0  2:39 A Lopez      F Bannister   12,606 -
118 Wed, Aug 16 box HOU @STL  W   4-2       56-62    5    13.0  2:24 J Niekro     S Martinez    10,829 +
119 Thu, Aug 17 box HOU @PIT  L   1-5       56-63    5    14.5  2:12 D Robinson   J Richard          0 -
120             box HOU @PIT  L   2-3       56-64    5    14.5  2:36 B Kison      M Lemongello   8,470 --
121 Fri, Aug 18 box HOU @PIT  L   3-6       56-65    5    15.5  2:39 J Bibby      V Ruhle        8,632 ---
122 Sat, Aug 19 box HOU @PIT  L   2-4       56-66    5    15.5  2:29 B Blyleven   F Bannister   22,015 ----
123 Sun, Aug 20 box HOU @PIT  L   6-7       56-67    6    17.0  2:45 J Rooker     T Dixon            0 -----
124             box HOU @PIT  L   1-3       56-68    6    17.0  2:27 J Reuss      J Niekro      21,851 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Mon, Aug 21 box HOU  CHC  W   8-3       57-68    5    16.0  2:27 J Richard    R Reuschel     9,906 +
126 Tue, Aug 22 box HOU  CHC  W   2-1       58-68    5    15.5  2:06 M Lemongello M Krukow       9,721 ++
127 Wed, Aug 23 box HOU  CHC  W   3-0       59-68    5    15.5  2:06 K Forsch     D Lamp         9,217 +++
128 Fri, Aug 25 box HOU  PIT  W   7-5       60-68    5    16.0  2:51 J Niekro     J Rooker      11,641 ++++
129 Sat, Aug 26 box HOU  PIT  W   7-2       61-68    5    15.0  2:18 J Richard    B Kison        9,985 +++++
130 Sun, Aug 27 box HOU  PIT  L   5-8       61-69    5    15.0  2:59 G Jackson    M Lemongello  10,947 -
131 Tue, Aug 29 box HOU  STL  W   6-3       62-69    5    15.5  2:14 K Forsch     P Vuckovich    6,692 +
132 Wed, Aug 30 box HOU  STL  L   2-4       62-70    5    16.5  2:06 B Forsch     J Niekro       6,480 -
133 Fri, Sep  1 box HOU @CHC  L  11-14      62-71    5    17.5  3:33 W Hernandez  J Sambito     16,117 --
134 Sat, Sep  2 box HOU @CHC  W   8-5       63-71    5    17.0  3:02 J Andujar    B Sutter      24,064 +
135 Sun, Sep  3 box HOU @CHC  L   2-3       63-72    5    17.5  2:20 D Lamp       K Forsch           0 -
136             box HOU @CHC  L   2-4       63-73    5    17.5  3:17 D Moore      V Ruhle       29,528 --
137 Mon, Sep  4 box HOU  CIN  L   3-6       63-74    5    18.5  2:47 B Bonham     J Niekro      11,090 ---
138 Tue, Sep  5 box HOU  CIN  W   3-2       64-74    5    18.0  2:11 J Richard    T Seaver       8,811 +
139 Thu, Sep  7 box HOU  LAD  L   2-3       64-75    5    19.5  2:13 B Hooton     M Lemongello   7,846 -
140 Fri, Sep  8 box HOU  LAD  W   5-0       65-75    5    18.5  1:45 K Forsch     B Welch       12,905 +
141 Sat, Sep  9 box HOU  SDP  W  10-4       66-75    5    17.5  2:49 J Niekro     S Mura         8,240 ++
142 Sun, Sep 10 box HOU  SDP  W   3-2       67-75    5    17.5  2:23 J Richard    E Rasmussen    5,720 +++
143 Mon, Sep 11 box HOU @CIN  L   8-9       67-76    5    18.5  2:47 D Tomlin     J Andujar     20,400 -
144 Tue, Sep 12 box HOU @CIN  L   3-4       67-77    5    19.5  2:20 D Bair       J Sambito     20,801 --
145 Wed, Sep 13 box HOU @LAD  L   0-6       67-78    5    20.5  1:53 B Welch      K Forsch      27,063 ---
146 Thu, Sep 14 box HOU @LAD  L   1-2       67-79    5    21.5  2:27 R Rhoden     J Niekro      37,423 ----
147 Fri, Sep 15 box HOU @SDP  W   8-4       68-79    5    21.5  2:27 J Richard    E Rasmussen    6,866 +
148 Sat, Sep 16 box HOU @SDP  L   1-2       68-80    5    22.5  2:23 G Perry      J Sambito     10,171 -
149 Sun, Sep 17 box HOU @SDP  L   1-3       68-81    5    22.5  1:58 R Jones      M Lemongello  10,004 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 19 box HOU  ATL  L   2-3       68-82    5    23.0  2:24 G Garber     J Andujar      5,710 ---
151 Wed, Sep 20 box HOU  ATL  L   2-3       68-83    5    23.0  2:11 G Garber     J Niekro       3,950 ----
152 Thu, Sep 21 box HOU  ATL  W   2-0       69-83    5    22.5  1:47 K Forsch     P Niekro       3,775 +
153 Fri, Sep 22 box HOU @SFG  L   0-2       69-84    5    22.5  2:04 B Knepper    V Ruhle        4,510 -
154 Sat, Sep 23 box HOU @SFG  L   2-3       69-85    5    23.5  2:26 G Lavelle    J Andujar      6,433 --
155 Sun, Sep 24 box HOU @SFG  L   0-7       69-86    5    25.0  1:51 V Blue       F Bannister        0 ---
156             box HOU @SFG  L   4-6       69-87    5    25.0  3:19 J Barr       T Dixon       25,276 ----
157 Tue, Sep 26 box HOU @ATL  W   2-0       70-87    5    24.0  2:15 J Niekro     P Niekro       3,089 +
158 Wed, Sep 27 box HOU @ATL  W   4-0       71-87    5    23.0  2:08 V Ruhle      F LaCorte      2,710 ++
159 Thu, Sep 28 box HOU @ATL  W   4-3       72-87    5    22.0  2:14 J Richard    L McWilliams   2,560 +++
160 Fri, Sep 29 box HOU  SFG  L   1-2       72-88    5    22.0  1:58 E Halicki    D Warthen      8,339 -
161 Sat, Sep 30 box HOU  SFG  W   7-4       73-88    5    22.0  2:18 T Dixon      V Blue        10,182 +
162 Sun, Oct  1 box HOU  SFG  W   3-0       74-88    5    21.0  1:41 J Niekro     P Nastu        7,077 ++

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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