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Steve Hovley Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .279
OBP .250 .351
At Bats 4 165
Hits 1 46
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 1 23

Tom Norton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 17, 1972
Tom Norton
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Dan Monzon
Steve Braun
Danny Thompson
Mike Adams
Cesar Tovar
Jim Holt
Steve Hovley
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Hovley strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tom Norton now pitching. Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Hedlund covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 8 Adams hits a line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Hedlund now pitching. Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Nettles pinch hits for Wayne Granger. Nettles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Keough hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Steve Braun now playing third base. Jim Holt now playing right field. Cesar Tovar now playing center field. Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 7 Monzon hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Holt pinch hits for Steve Brye. Holt hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Braun pinch hits for Eric Soderholm. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Dal Canton covering. Safe.
Top 7 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Dal Canton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wayne Granger now pitching. Rich Reese now playing first base. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 6 Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keough scores.
Top 6 Rojas is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough moves to third.
Top 6 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Keough reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Dave Goltz. Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monzon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Monzon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dal Canton bunts towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Top 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dal Canton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Soderholm hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hovley for the out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keough bunts towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Joe Keough now playing right field. Bruce Dal Canton now pitching. Steve Hovley now playing center field. Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Joe Keough pinch hits for Paul Splittorff. Goltz fires to first and picks off Taylor.
Top 3 Patek is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Goltz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Monzon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third.
Bottom 2 Soderholm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Adams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hovley is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar strikes out.
Top 1 Schaal strikes out.
Top 1 Dave Goltz now pitching. Splittorff hits a line drive to center field. Brye throws towards the plate. Mitterwald fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mitterwald. Taylor scores. Patek moves to third. Splittorff moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. There goes Otis trying to get to home. Brye throws the ball in to Mitterwald who tags Otis who's trying to score from second, for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Piniella moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Top 1 Otis is hit by the pitch. Mayberry moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley scores. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Hovley moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thompson. Schaal moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.