Astros @ Dodgers
June 29, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 11 0
Dodgers 6 11 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 11 0
Dodgers 6 11 3

Manny Mota Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .344
OBP .750 .367
At Bats 4 157
Hits 3 54
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 24

Tom Griffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Dodger Stadium - June 29, 1972
Out
Tom Griffin
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Manny Mota
Willie Davis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 8 11 0 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 11 3 6
Winning Pitcher Fred Gladding
Losing Pitcher Jim Brewer
Save Tom Griffin
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 21,382
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 9 Tom Griffin now pitching. Duke Sims pinch hits for Jim Brewer. Sims strikes out.
Top 9 Helms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Wynn scores. May moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 May is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. Miller scores. Cedeno moves to third. Wynn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Jim Brewer now pitching. Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Norm Miller pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wills 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 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Cannizzaro 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 Johnny Edwards now catching. Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Larry Howard. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to third.
Top 8 Rader bunts towards the mound. Mikkelsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to second.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mota hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Mota reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 7 Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May is called out on strikes.
Top 7 There goes Wynn. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is out, Valentine applying the tag.
Top 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Maury Wills now playing shortstop. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mikkelsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mikkelsen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jim Lefebvre pinch hits for Bill Russell. Lefebvre hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores.
Bottom 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dierker strikes out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker fields the ball and throws to Mikkelsen covering. Safe. Helms scores.
Top 6 Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota who is chasing the ball. Helms reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Pete Mikkelsen now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valentine hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Dierker Russell scores. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 5 Willie Crawford pinch hits for Mike Strahler. Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Watson strikes out.
Top 5 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garvey 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 4 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dierker strikes out.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 3 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Strahler strikes out.
Top 3 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to home to get Metzger. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 2 Mike Strahler now pitching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. Dierker scores. Metzger moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buckner. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Dierker moves to third.
Top 2 Dierker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Buckner 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 1 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. May moves to second.
Top 1 May takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.