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October 1, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 7 1
Padres 3 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 7 1
Padres 3 6 0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .227
OBP .750 .294
At Bats 3 626
Hits 2 142
• Singles 1 125
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 60
RBI’s 0 38

Steve Arlin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 21 0
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San Diego Stadium - October 1, 1972
Out
Steve Arlin
Joe Goddard
Nate Colbert
Derrel Thomas
Garry Jestadt
Enzo Hernandez
Leron Lee
Larry Stahl
Cito Gaston
Roger Metzger
Rich Chiles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 7 1 9
San Diego Padres 3 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Steve Arlin
Losing Pitcher Don Wilson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Larry Stahl
Attendance 9,425
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rich Chiles pinch hits for Don Wilson. Chiles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Chiles reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stewart hits a line drive into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Colbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Bottom 8 Lee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Arlin covering, for the out.
Top 8 May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Goddard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Arlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Goddard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jestadt bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. Stahl moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stahl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a line drive towards first. Colbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stahl. Metzger reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Lee. The slide. Stinson applies the tag. Lee is out.
Bottom 6 Gaston takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to third. Colbert moves to second.
Bottom 6 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Lee moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wilson spins and fires to second, with Metzger covering, and Hernandez is picked off.
Bottom 6 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jimmy Stewart now playing second base. Bob Stinson now catching. Thomas hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Arlin hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goddard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jestadt 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 5 Stahl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Miller hits a popup towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Goddard and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 5 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Norm Miller now playing left field. Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson bunts towards third. Jestadt fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to second.
Top 4 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Arlin hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 May hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jestadt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Metzger bunts towards the mound. Arlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Goddard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jestadt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stahl strikes out.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jestadt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Gaston is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Colbert hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Lee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Hernandez steals third.
Bottom 1 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 May hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Metzger moves to second.
Top 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.