Astros @ Padres
June 26, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 14 11 1
Padres 7 12 2
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Astros 14 11 1
Padres 7 12 2

Cito Gaston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .284
OBP .750 .333
At Bats 3 67
Hits 2 19
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 8

George Culver Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 2
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San Diego Stadium - June 26, 1972
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Out
George Culver
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Cito Gaston
Nate Colbert

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 14 11 1 4
San Diego Padres 7 12 2 7
Winning Pitcher George Culver
Losing Pitcher Bill Greif
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Wynn
Attendance 4,561
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gaston hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Colbert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Colbert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Stahl strikes out.
Bottom 9 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Culver strikes out.
Top 9 Helms hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanley. May scores. Watson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Watson takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Top 9 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Garry Jestadt now playing second base. Al Severinsen now pitching. May hits a fly ball towards center. Morales settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Morales.
Bottom 8 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Curt Blefary pinch hits for Ed Acosta. Blefary hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garry Jestadt pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez. Jestadt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Ed Acosta now pitching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Culver scores. Metzger scores.
Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Culver moves to third.
Top 8 Culver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Helms scores.
Top 8 Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Helms reaches third base with a triple. Edwards goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Gaston. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Gaston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greif fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores.
Top 7 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Corrales and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Metzger hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Culver hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Stahl. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Stahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 Bill Greif now pitching. May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch 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.
Bottom 5 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Clay Kirby. Fiore strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez 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 Wynn strikes out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Culver strikes out.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Corrales hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirby 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 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Corrales moves to second.
Bottom 2 Corrales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gaston scores. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 2 George Culver now pitching. Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Griffin fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Griffin. Colbert scores. Gaston moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gaston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colbert moves to third.
Bottom 2 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Stahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Griffin strikes out.
Top 2 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Tom Griffin now pitching. Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirby takes first base on ball four. Gaston scores. Stanley moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gaston moves to third. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Corrales strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stanley bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to third for the out. Gaston moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gaston takes first base on ball four. Colbert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Colbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stahl scores.
Bottom 1 Stahl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Stahl reaches second base with a double. Morales scores. Roberts goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Roberts takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Corrales and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.