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July 26, 1971

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 2 8 0
Phillies 2 6 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 2 8 0
Phillies 2 6 0

Willie Montanez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .267
OBP .667 .331
At Bats 3 374
Hits 2 100
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 19
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 2 70

George Culver Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 6
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Veterans Stadium - July 26, 1971
Out
George Culver
Jack Hiatt
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Jesus Alou
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Willie Montanez
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Wilson now pitching. Rader hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montanez. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores.
Top 8 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan strikes out. There goes Metzger. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 8 Metzger is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lersch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Lersch reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jack Hiatt now catching. George Culver now pitching. Pfeil hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rich Chiles pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Chiles hits a fly ball into left field. Money settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Johnny Edwards. Hiatt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou bunts towards third. Pfeil fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Montanez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Montanez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bowa strikes out.
Top 6 Rader hits a line drive into left field. Money settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lersch bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. Pfeil moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ryan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pfeil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Top 5 Billingham hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to third.
Top 5 There go the runners. The throw from Ryan to Pfeil. The throw back to home, and Menke is out at the plate.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Montanez. Alou reaches second base with a double. Rader scores. Menke moves to third.
Top 5 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 5 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Money hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Doyle strikes out.
Top 3 Metzger strikes out. Ryan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Metzger out.
Top 3 Billingham strikes out.
Top 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pfeil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lersch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Ryan for the double play.
Bottom 2 Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pfeil moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pfeil takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Money hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pfeil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pfeil fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.