Pirates @ Astros
May 12, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 9 2
Astros 2 8 1
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Pirates 4 9 2
Astros 2 8 1

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .238
OBP .000 .293
At Bats 3 84
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 13

Bob Miller Season Stats

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Astrodome - May 12, 1972
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Bob Miller
Manny Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Dave Cash
Richie Hebner
Jackie Hernandez
Willie Stargell
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Doug Rader
Bob Watson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 2 6
Houston Astros 2 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Steve Blass
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save Bob Miller
Game Winning RBI Milt May
Attendance 17,863
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Miller now pitching. May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dock Ellis pinch runs for Milt May. Jim Ray now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Robertson scores. Ellis moves to second.
Top 9 Milt May pinch hits for Steve Blass. May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Robertson moves to third.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Sanguillen moves to third. Robertson moves to second.
Top 9 Robertson takes first base on ball four. Sanguillen moves to second.
Top 9 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stargell 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 8 Clemente strikes out.
Top 8 Oliver 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 7 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Helms. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cash strikes out.
Top 7 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Gene Alley. Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanguillen tags and scores.
Top 7 Robertson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Robertson reaches second base with a double. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hebner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blass. May moves to third.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Wynn strikes out.
Top 6 Stargell 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.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third.
Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dierker bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Helms fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hebner hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stargell 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 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a popup towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger strikes out.
Top 3 Oliver 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 3 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to third.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley misplays the ball. That's an error on Alley. May scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Alley strikes out.
Top 2 Robertson hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Sanguillen reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Clemente hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.