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August 8, 1972

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Top 7	R	H	E
Astros	0	1	2
Braves	6	7	1

Top 7	R	H	E
Astros	0	1	2
Braves	6	7	1

Bob Watson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.308
OBP	.500	.380
At Bats	1	393
Hits	0	121
• Singles	0	88
• Doubles	0	18
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	11
Walks	1	43
RBI’s	0	63

Denny McLain Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	4	1

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 8, 1972

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Out

Denny McLain

Earl Williams

Hank Aaron

Felix Millan

Darrell Evans

Marty Perez

Ralph Garr

Dusty Baker

Mike Lum

Bob Watson

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fenwick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Jim York now pitching. McLain hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Wynn hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Millan hits a popup into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lum strikes out.

Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Baker moves to second.

Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Fenwick hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Aaron takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Garr moves to second.

Bottom 4 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Watson takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.

Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Wynn strikes out.

Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 McLain strikes out.

Bottom 3 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Perez moves to second.

Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Bobby Fenwick now playing shortstop. Ken Forsch now pitching. Lum strikes out.

Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Bobby Fenwick pinch hits for George Culver. Fenwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.

Bottom 2 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 2 Aaron is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground for a double play.

Bottom 1 McLain bunts towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Millan moves to third. Perez moves to second.

Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Millan moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 George Culver now pitching. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Lum moves to second.

Bottom 1 Lum takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Garr scores. Evans scores. Aaron moves to third.

Bottom 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to third. Evans moves to second.

Bottom 1 Evans takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Garr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Garr reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 May hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball towards center. Baker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Baker. Wynn moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Williams and he is out, Millan applying the tag.

Top 1 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bob Watson Season Stats

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Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Astros @ Braves
August 8, 1972