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April 8, 1971

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Cubs 1 3 0
Astros 7 9 0
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Cubs 3 4 0
Astros 7 9 0

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .333 .500
At Bats 2 9
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 3

Jack Billingham Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Astrodome - April 8, 1971
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Home Run
Jack Billingham
Jack Hiatt
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Cesar Geronimo
Cesar Cedeno
Jesus Alou
Billy Williams
Glenn Beckert
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Kessinger 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 9 Hal Breeden pinch hits for Phil Regan. Breeden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Geronimo hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rudolph strikes out.
Top 8 Hickman hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Billingham moves to third.
Bottom 7 Billingham hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rudolph fields it and throws to third for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Hiatt moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hiatt is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Williams for the double play.
Top 7 Santo strikes out.
Top 7 Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Bob Watson. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Phil Regan now pitching. Cedeno strikes out.
Top 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Jim Colborn. Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan 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 5 Jim Colborn now pitching. Alou hits a line drive towards the mound. Colborn can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Hiatt scores. Metzger moves to third. Billingham moves to second.
Bottom 5 Billingham takes first base on ball four. Watson scores. Hiatt moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Watson moves to third. Hiatt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rudolph strikes out.
Top 5 Hickman strikes out.
Top 5 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Top 5 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hiatt scores. Metzger moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 4 Alou is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. Hiatt moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 4 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Hiatt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Hiatt reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 4 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hiatt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Holtzman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rudolph strikes out.
Top 3 Hickman 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 2 Billingham strikes out.
Bottom 2 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hiatt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hiatt reaches second base with a double. Menke scores.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pepitone strikes out.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.