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September 16, 1972

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Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 0 252
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 34

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 16, 1972
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Single
Phil Niekro
Bob Didier
Hank Aaron
Rod Gilbreath
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Mike Lum
Willie McCovey
Jim Ray Hart
Tito Fuentes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Willie McCovey pinch hits for Elias Sosa. McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. Hart moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Hart takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fuentes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Fuentes reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Howarth hits a line drive towards short. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier throws towards first. Howarth fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howarth. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Henderson now playing left field. Baker strikes out.
Top 7 Healy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Gary Thomasson. Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jim Howarth now playing first base. Elias Sosa now pitching. Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Reberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Didier moves to second.
Bottom 6 Didier takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Speier strikes out.
Top 6 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 5 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Reberger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Healy hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Didier moves to third.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Didier is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Perez strikes out.
Top 4 Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Didier for a passed ball. Speier moves to third. Hart moves to second.
Top 4 Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speier moves to second.
Top 4 Speier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lum strikes out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Gilbreath. The throw from Healy and he is out, Speier applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Bonds moves to second.
Top 3 Bonds takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reberger hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Perez moves to third. Didier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Didier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomasson strikes out.
Top 2 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gilbreath scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilbreath hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Gilbreath reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fuentes hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.