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August 16, 1975

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Cubs 3 7 2
Astros 2 7 0
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Cubs 3 7 2
Astros 2 7 0

Jose Cardenal Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .305
OBP .667 .384
At Bats 3 439
Hits 2 134
• Singles 1 103
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 2 45

Jose Sosa Season Stats

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0 1 1
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Astrodome - August 16, 1975
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Jose Sosa
Milt May
Cliff Johnson
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Wilbur Howard
Greg Gross
Jose Cardenal
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cardenal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms catches it and throws to first to double up Kessinger.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jose Sosa now pitching. Monday strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Gross reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton juggles the ball. That's an error on Thornton. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Swisher moves to second.
Top 7 Swisher takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Trillo. The throw from May and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 7 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a line drive into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cruz strikes out.
Top 6 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 5 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Sperring strikes out.
Top 5 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sperring juggles the ball. That's an error on Sperring. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sperring is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Reuschel bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Swisher hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thornton tags and scores.
Top 2 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton moves to third.
Top 2 Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Howard. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 1 Don Kessinger now playing shortstop. Rob Sperring now playing third base. Howard hits a line drive off the glove of Thornton, and into shallow right field. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Sperring scores.
Top 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Sperring moves to second.
Top 1 Sperring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.