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August 14, 1974

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Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .261
OBP .500 .303
At Bats 3 394
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 0 21

Oscar Zamora Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 7
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Wrigley Field - August 14, 1974
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Single
Oscar Zamora
Steve Swisher
Andre Thornton
Rob Sperring
Bill Madlock
Don Kessinger
Jim Tyrone
Jerry Morales
Jose Cardenal
Roger Metzger
Bob Gallagher
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gallagher scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zamora, and towards Sperring, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to third.
Top 8 Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Gallagher reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Jim Tyrone now playing left field. Helms strikes out.
Bottom 7 Madlock 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 There goes Morales. The throw from May and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Morales hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tyrone scores.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Jim Tyrone pinch runs for Billy Williams. Thornton bunts, foul, towards the mound. Forsch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground to right field. Gross throws towards third. Rader fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Cardenal goes all the way around to score. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base. Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Oscar Zamora now pitching. Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Ken Frailing now pitching. Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Lee May. May hits a line drive towards left. Williams catches it and throws to first to double up Howard.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kessinger 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 6 Stone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to second.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thornton hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Cardenal. The throw from May and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Bottom 4 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wilson bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Sperring covering, for the out. Helms moves to second.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Swisher hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Sperring moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sperring takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader strikes out.
Top 3 Watson hits a fly ball towards right. Cardenal settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cardenal. Metzger scores. May scores. Watson moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. May reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third.
Top 3 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Stone moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger bunts towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Stone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Swisher strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sperring takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thornton tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Thornton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Watson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Watson. Cardenal scores. Williams moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kessinger scores.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stone spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stone. May moves to third.
Top 1 May hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. May reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.