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July 21, 1972

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Cubs 10 12 0
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Cubs 10 12 0
Astros 3 8 2

Cesar Cedeno Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .351
OBP .667 .411
At Bats 2 302
Hits 1 106
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 1 37

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 4
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Astrodome - July 21, 1972
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Single
Jack Aker
Randy Hundley
Joe Pepitone
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Cesar Cedeno
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jack Aker now pitching. Norm Miller pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Pepitone takes first base on ball four. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 8 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Williams reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. Monday scores. Kessinger goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Tom Griffin now pitching. Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Santo scores. Martin moves to third. Monday moves to second.
Top 8 Monday takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Top 8 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver throws towards third. Rader fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Cardenal scores. Beckert scores. Santo moves to third.
Top 8 Hundley strikes out.
Top 8 George Culver now pitching. Santo takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 8 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday bunts in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bonham strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Helms. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 5 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 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.
Top 4 Bonham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 4 Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader throws to second for one, and Helms throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Pepitone scores.
Top 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepitone moves to second.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Monday 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 3 Bonham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Edwards 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 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday strikes out.