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July 11, 1972

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Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .202
OBP .000 .271
At Bats 3 332
Hits 0 67
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 1 20

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
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Wrigley Field - July 11, 1972
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Single
Jack Aker
Randy Hundley
Joe Pepitone
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jim Hickman
Roger Metzger
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Jack Aker now pitching. Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday throws the ball in to Kessinger who tags Metzger trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Tom Phoebus. Cardenal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Cardenal reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Culver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Helms is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rader strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to second.
Top 8 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 George Culver now pitching. Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 May strikes out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Helms tags and scores.
Top 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Tom Phoebus now pitching. Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Edwards tags and scores. Helms tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Helms hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Helms reaches second base with a double. Edwards moves to third.
Top 7 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn scores. May moves to third.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. May reaches second base with a double. Wynn moves to third.
Top 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hooton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Forsch bunts towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Monday 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 4 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 May strikes out.
Top 4 Wynn strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Miller. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Top 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Bottom 3 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hooton scores.
Bottom 3 Kessinger bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hooton moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Hooton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Hooton reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Forsch strikes out.
Top 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pepitone strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive towards the mound. Hooton catches it and throws to first to double up Rader.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball towards right. Wynn catches it and throws to first to double up Williams.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Forsch. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out.