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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Astros	2	6	0
Mets	2	6	3

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Astros	2	6	0
Mets	2	6	3

George Theodore Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.159
OBP	.000	.221
At Bats	0	63
Hits	0	10
• Singles	0	9
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	1

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	5	5

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Shea Stadium - August 28, 1974

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Walk

Ken Forsch

Milt May

Bob Watson

Larry Milbourne

Doug Rader

Roger Metzger

Bob Gallagher

Wilbur Howard

Greg Gross

George Theodore

Duffy Dyer

Count: - , 2 Outs

George Theodore pinch hits for Bob Miller. Theodore takes first base on ball four. Dyer moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ayala tags and scores.

Bottom 9 Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Ron Hodges. Ken Forsch now pitching. Dyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ayala moves to third.

Bottom 9 Ayala hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Garrett hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Bob Gallagher now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base. Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Lee May. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Bob Miller now pitching. Watson hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jon Matlack. Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milbourne scores. Gross moves to second.

Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett. Milbourne moves to third.

Top 8 Dierker bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Milbourne moves to second.

Top 8 Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Ayala hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Garrett takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 May hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 May strikes out.

Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Howard strikes out.

Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Gross is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Matlack hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Martinez strikes out.

Top 5 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Milbourne strikes out.

Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ayala strikes out.

Bottom 4 Garrett takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kranepool moves to second.

Bottom 4 Wilbur Howard now playing center field. Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 May strikes out.

Top 4 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ayala. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan.

Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Dierker strikes out.

Top 3 Milbourne hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Ayala moves to second.

Bottom 2 Ayala hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 May hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground that hits Cedeno. Cedeno is out and Watson is safe at first. There goes Cedeno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.

Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez.

Top 1 Metzger hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gross is called out on strikes.

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George Theodore Season Stats

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George Theodore pinch hits for Bob Miller. Theodore takes first base on ball four. Dyer moves to second.

Astros @ Mets
August 28, 1974