Astros @ Dodgers
May 21, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 1
Dodgers 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 1
Dodgers 1 5 1

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .329
OBP .000 .388
At Bats 1 73
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 14

Jerry Reuss Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Dodger Stadium - May 21, 1972
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Out
Jerry Reuss
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Bill Russell
Jim Lefebvre

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 6 1 6
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 1 7
Winning Pitcher Jerry Reuss
Losing Pitcher Bill Singer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 33,928
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Russell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Lefebvre pinch hits for Jim Brewer. Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Maury Wills pinch hits for Steve Garvey. Wills bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to second.
Bottom 9 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a popup towards the mound. Reuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Dick Dietz now catching. Jim Brewer now pitching. Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey.
Bottom 7 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Dietz pinch hits for Bill Singer. Dietz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Willie Crawford pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro. Russell bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a line drive towards third. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reuss bunts towards the mound. Singer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Garvey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mota hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Singer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Russell bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Reuss strikes out.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garvey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Top 4 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 3 Singer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards first. May reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Mota attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 1 Mota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.