Dodgers @ Astros
July 29, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 6 3
Astros 7 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 6 3
Astros 7 10 1

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .300
At Bats 2 207
Hits 0 56
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 24

Tom Griffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 2
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Astrodome - July 29, 1972
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Strikeout
Tom Griffin
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Bill Russell
Wes Parker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 6 3 6
Houston Astros 7 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Jerry Reuss
Losing Pitcher Don Sutton
Save Tom Griffin
Game Winning RBI Lee May
Attendance 27,082
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Russell strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sims strikes out.
Top 9 Valentine strikes out.
Top 9 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mikkelsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 8 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mota strikes out.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Watson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Metzger. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Metzger steals second.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Mikkelsen drops the ball. Griffin scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Griffin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Duke Sims now catching. Pete Mikkelsen now pitching. Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lacy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bill Buckner pinch hits for Don Sutton. Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Billy Grabarkewitz pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro. Russell bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Grabarkewitz moves to second.
Top 7 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mota scores. Robinson moves to third.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Mota moves to third.
Top 6 Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Lacy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sutton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 May hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Cannizzaro to Valentine. The throw back to home, and Helms is out at the plate.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Helms reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Reuss fires to first and picks off Robinson.
Top 4 Parker hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mota strikes out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 3 May strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Cedeno steals third.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Metzger is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lacy 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 Sutton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Reuss bunts towards the mound. Sutton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Lacy covering - double play.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rader strikes out.
Top 2 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple. May goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Cannizzaro and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine juggles the ball. That's an error on Valentine.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Mota moves to second.
Top 1 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lacy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Lacy moves to second.
Top 1 Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.