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May 22, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 12 0
Astros 2 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 12 0
Astros 2 10 0

Joe Pepitone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .294
At Bats 3 151
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 14

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 0
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Astrodome - May 22, 1970
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Strikeout
Jim Merritt
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Dave Concepcion
Jimmy Stewart
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Joe Pepitone
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Pepitone strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bench strikes out.
Top 9 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rose strikes out.
Top 8 Merritt strikes out.
Top 8 Jack Billingham now pitching. Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Watson pinch hits for Larry Dierker. Watson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Edwards strikes out.
Top 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch runs for Bernie Carbo. Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carbo takes first base on ball four. Tolan moves to third. May moves to second.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan moves to second.
Top 7 Bench hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rose strikes out.
Top 6 Merritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carbo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Wynn 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 5 Alou 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 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores.
Top 5 Tolan strikes out.
Top 5 Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Rose reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Menke, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Menke steals home.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Merritt strikes out.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores.
Top 4 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May moves to third.
Top 4 Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. May reaches second base with a double. Bench scores.
Top 4 Bench hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Merritt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carbo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 Bench strikes out.
Top 1 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tolan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.