Astros @ Dodgers
September 9, 1972

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Astros	0	3	1
Dodgers	4	8	0

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Astros	0	3	1
Dodgers	4	8	0

Steve Yeager Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.164
OBP	.333	.282
At Bats	3	61
Hits	1	10
• Singles	1	8
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	9
RBI’s	0	7

Jim Ray Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	9	8

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Dodger Stadium - September 9, 1972

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Out

Jim Ray

Larry Howard

Lee May

Tommy Helms

Doug Rader

Roger Metzger

Bob Watson

Cesar Cedeno

Jim Wynn

Steve Yeager

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Jim Ray now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Metzger strikes out.

Top 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jim York. Alou hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grabarkewitz moves to second.

Bottom 7 Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Grabarkewitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. York fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Bottom 6 Russell takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 6 Jim York now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third. Robinson moves to second.

Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second.

Bottom 6 Parker takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Howard fires to first and picks off Davis.

Bottom 6 Davis takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mota for the out.

Bottom 5 Grabarkewitz strikes out.

Bottom 5 Osteen bunts towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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

Top 5 Reuss takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Howard strikes out.

Bottom 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 3 May hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Cedeno strikes out.

Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Bottom 2 Osteen is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Yeager strikes out.

Top 2 Reuss strikes out.

Top 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to third. Rader moves to second.

Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.

Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Parker scores. Two runs are unearned.

Bottom 1 Robinson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Bottom 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to home. Howard drops the ball. Mota scores. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota moves to third.

Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Reuss Mota moves to second.

Bottom 1 Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Grabarkewitz hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.

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

Astros @ Dodgers
September 9, 1972