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Joe Sambito

Game Log for 1977
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 13 W, 7-6 vs Reds Middle 3.1 3 13 2 2 0 0 0 2 5.40 HOU Apr 15 L, 3-4 at Braves Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 HOU Apr 16 L, 3-4 at Braves Middle 0.1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 6.35 L (0-1) HOU Apr 19 L, 4-7 vs Giants Finish 1.0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 HOU Apr 20 L, 0-1 vs Giants Finish 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 HOU Apr 23 (1) L, 2-7 vs Padres Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.60 HOU Apr 23 (2) L, 8-11 vs Padres Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27 HOU Apr 24 W, 9-8 vs Padres Finish 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.84 W (1-1) HOU Apr 26 W, 4-3 at Giants Finish 2.0 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.45 W (2-1) HOU Apr 28 W, 3-1 at Giants Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.40 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 04 W, 5-4 at Cubs Middle 2.0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 2.65 HOU May 05 L, 7-8 at Cubs Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37 HOU May 07 W, 3-1 at Cardinals Finish 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.14 W (3-1) HOU May 10 L, 5-11 vs Cubs Finish 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.45 HOU May 14 L, 2-6 vs Pirates Middle 2.0 2 9 2 1 0 2 0 2 2.62 HOU May 18 L, 4-8 vs Cardinals Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.59 HOU May 19 W, 3-2 vs Phillies Finish 1 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.49 HOU May 24 L, 2-4 at Dodgers Finish 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.33 HOU May 28 L, 5-6 at Padres Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.25 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 02 W, 6-4 at Reds Middle 1.1 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.15 HOU Jun 03 L, 0-4 at Reds Finish 2.0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.01 HOU Jun 04 W, 8-1 at Reds Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.95 HOU Jun 11 (2) L, 4-6 vs Mets Middle 3.1 1 13 2 0 0 2 0 2 1.77 HOU Jun 16 L, 3-4 at Mets Middle 2.1 1 12 2 0 0 3 0 3 1.66 L (3-2) HOU Jun 19 L, 2-8 at Mets Middle 1.0 4 7 3 3 1 0 0 1 2.31 HOU Jun 24 W, 6-5 vs Giants Finish 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.14 W (4-2) HOU Jun 29 L, 4-7 vs Padres Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.09 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jul 02 L, 1-2 vs Braves Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 HOU Jul 06 W, 2-1 at Dodgers Middle 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.99 HOU Jul 10 W, 6-5 vs Reds Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96 HOU Jul 12 L, 0-8 vs Dodgers Start 3.1 10 20 7 3 0 1 0 2 2.37 L (4-3) HOU Jul 15 L, 3-8 at Reds Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.36 HOU Jul 16 W, 8-0 at Reds Finish 2 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.22 HOU Jul 21 L, 0-4 at Cardinals Finish 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.14 HOU Jul 24 (1) W, 10-6 at Cubs Finish 3 4.0 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.99 HOU Jul 26 L, 2-3 at Pirates Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.96 HOU Jul 27 L, 2-3 at Pirates Middle 2.1 3 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.03 HOU Jul 30 W, 11-3 vs Cubs Finish 4.0 4 16 1 1 0 1 0 3 2.05 W (5-3) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 05 W, 5-4 vs Cardinals Finish 4 2.1 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.98 HOU Aug 07 L, 2-5 vs Cardinals Middle 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96 HOU Aug 10 W, 8-6 at Giants Middle 1.1 3 8 2 2 1 1 0 1 2.18 HOU Aug 11 W, 7-5 at Giants Finish 5 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.17 HOU Aug 17 L, 6-9 at Braves Middle 0.2 3 6 3 3 2 1 0 0 2.52 L (5-4) HOU Aug 20 L, 4-5 at Phillies Finish 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.52 HOU Aug 22 L, 1-2 at Mets Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.49 HOU Aug 23 L, 1-2 at Mets Finish 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.60 L (5-5) HOU Aug 26 W, 6-5 vs Expos Middle 4.0 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.47 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 06 W, 8-3 vs Reds Finish 6 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.37 HOU Sep 07 L, 5-9 vs Padres Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.35 HOU Sep 10 W, 2-0 vs Giants Finish 7 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.30 HOU Sep 12 W, 7-2 at Reds Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.27 HOU Sep 21 L, 3-5 vs Braves Finish 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.22 HOU Sep 22 L, 4-8 vs Braves Middle 1.0 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 2.41 HOU Sep 30 L, 5-6 at Dodgers Middle 3.0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.33

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       0   1   8.10    1   1   0   0   0   0    3.1   10    20    7    3   0    1   0    2    0-1   0.00 runs/start
Middle relief    0   3   4.64   21   0   0   0   0   0   33.0   36   146   23   17   6   12   0   27    8-13
As closer        5   1   0.51   32   0   0  32   7   0   52.2   31   191    4    3   0    9   2   38   14-18

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               92    5   18   21   0   0   1    4   0   1    8   0   0   25   4  .196  .228  .260  .488
vs RHB              236   30   59   84   8   1   5   26   3   3   14   2   0   42   4  .250  .356  .296  .652

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             3   1   1.97   25   1   0  15   4   0   45.2   39   176   18   10   0   10   0   33   10-15  0.00 runs/start
Road             2   4   2.70   29   0   0  17   3   0   43.1   38   181   16   13   6   12   2   34   12-17

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              2   1   2.84   12   0   0   7   2   0   19.0   16    71    6    6   2    1   0   12    7-5 
Night            3   4   2.19   42   1   0  25   5   0   70.0   61   286   28   17   4   21   2   55   15-27  0.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            2   1   2.40   10   0   0   7   0   0   15.0    9    57    5    4   0    5   1    8    4-6 
May              1   0   2.08    9   0   0   6   1   0   13.0    7    49    4    3   1    3   1    9    3-6 
June             1   1   1.80    8   0   0   4   0   0   15.0   14    63    8    3   1    6   0   14    3-5 
July             1   1   1.96   11   1   0   6   2   0   23.0   23    94    9    5   1    4   0   12    5-6   0.00 runs/start
August           0   2   5.06    9   0   0   5   2   0   10.2   14    48    6    6   3    4   0   11    4-5 
September        0   0   1.46    7   0   0   4   2   0   12.1   10    46    2    2   0    0   0   13    3-4 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Braves           0   2  10.50    6   0   0   3   0   0    6.0    9    29    7    7   2    3   0    5    0-6 
Cardinals        1   0   0.00    5   0   0   3   1   0    7.1    2    26    0    0   0    3   1    4    2-3 
Cubs             1   0   2.08    5   0   0   4   1   0   13.0   10    49    3    3   1    1   0    7    3-2 
Dodgers          0   1   2.70    4   1   0   1   0   0   10.0   15    47    7    3   0    3   0    7    1-3   0.00 runs/start
Expos            0   0   0.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    4.0    4    16    0    0   0    0   0    5    1-0 
Giants           2   0   1.59    8   0   0   6   2   0   11.1    8    43    3    2   1    3   1    7    6-2 
Mets             0   2   4.50    5   0   0   2   0   0    8.0    8    38    8    4   1    5   0    9    0-5 
Padres           1   0   0.00    6   0   0   5   0   0    7.1    2    24    0    0   0    2   0    6    1-5 
Phillies         0   0   0.00    2   0   0   2   1   0    1.0    1     4    0    0   0    0   0    0    1-1 
Pirates          0   0   3.38    3   0   0   1   0   0    5.1    6    23    3    2   1    2   0    4    0-3 
Reds             0   0   1.15    9   0   0   5   2   0   15.2   12    58    3    2   0    0   0   13    7-2 

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