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July 12, 1974

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Cubs 1 1 1
Astros 7 7 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Cubs 1 1 1
Astros 7 7 0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .277
OBP 1.000 .321
At Bats 1 274
Hits 1 76
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 1 16

Steve Stone Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Astrodome - July 12, 1974
Out
Steve Stone
Steve Swisher
Billy Williams
Billy Grabarkewitz
Bill Madlock
Don Kessinger
Jerry Morales
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Roger Metzger
Greg Gross
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 There goes Gross. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Gross steals second.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Steve Stone now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. May scores. May moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Watson scores. May moves to third. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 May is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gross scores. Metzger scores. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gross moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gross bunts towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wilson is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Cardenal strikes out.
Top 3 Monday takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Madlock hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morales hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a line drive towards first. Williams catches it and steps on first to double up Cedeno.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger scores.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. Gross scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball towards left. Morales settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Morales. Gross moves to second.
Top 1 There goes Williams. The throw from May and he is out, Helms applying the tag.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.