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August 31, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 1 7 1
Astros 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 1 7 1
Astros 5 8 0

Joe Lis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .238
OBP .333 .347
At Bats 3 84
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 5

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 7 0
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Astrodome - August 31, 1972
Out
Larry Dierker
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Joe Lis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 1 7 1 5
Houston Astros 5 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Wayne Twitchell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lee May
Attendance 7,197
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Luzinski strikes out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dierker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Terlecki now pitching. Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Hutton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms catches it and throws to first to double up Doyle.
Top 8 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third.
Top 8 Harmon hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell. Gamble hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Gamble reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon misplays the ball. That's an error on Harmon.
Bottom 7 May strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Money hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Money applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Robinson. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Metzger. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Metzger steals second.
Bottom 6 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Dierker covering. Safe.
Top 6 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Harmon hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 Twitchell is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bill Robinson now playing center field. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Top 4 Lis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores.
Top 4 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second.
Top 4 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Helms is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montanez. Rader reaches second base with a double. May scores. Watson scores. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 3 Edwards takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Twitchell strikes out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Money 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 2 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 May strikes out.
Top 2 Lis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Montanez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hutton 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 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harmon is called out on strikes.