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September 15, 1972

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Top 8	R	H	E
Dodgers	4	9	0
Astros	2	4	2

Top 8	R	H	E
Dodgers	4	9	0
Astros	2	4	2

Bobby Valentine Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.263
OBP	.000	.308
At Bats	3	357
Hits	0	94
• Singles	0	80
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	24
RBI’s	1	27

Mike Cosgrove Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Astrodome - September 15, 1972

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Out

Mike Cosgrove

Larry Howard

Lee May

Tommy Helms

Doug Rader

Roger Metzger

Bob Watson

Cesar Cedeno

Jim Wynn

Bobby Valentine

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Bottom 7 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.

Bottom 7 Watson strikes out.

Bottom 7 May strikes out.

Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Helms fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 7 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mota scores.

Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mota moves to second.

Top 7 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Grabarkewitz is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Jim Ray. Sutherland hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Osteen hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Yeager takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Russell moves to third.

Top 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger throws to second for one, and Helms throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Crawford scores. Russell moves to second.

Top 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Valentine hits a ball on the ground for an out. Davis scores. Crawford moves to second.

Top 6 Crawford takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Parker moves to second.

Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.

Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz catches it and throws to first to double up Rader.

Bottom 5 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Rader takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 5 Grabarkewitz takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Osteen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Osteen reaches second base with a double. Yeager moves to third.

Top 5 Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 May strikes out.

Bottom 4 Cedeno is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Valentine hits a line drive towards the mound. Wilson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Parker moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.

Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms.

Top 4 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Grabarkewitz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Wilson strikes out.

Top 3 Osteen hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 3 Russell strikes out.

Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 There goes Rader. The throw from Yeager to Russell and they have Rader trapped. The throw over to Parker, who applies the tag for the out.

Bottom 2 Rader takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 2 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

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

Top 2 Parker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mota hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms catches it and throws to first to double up Grabarkewitz.

Top 1 Grabarkewitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Dodgers @ Astros
September 15, 1972