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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 4, 1972
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Dierker
Davalillo hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Briles
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Briles
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Briles
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Wynn scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Briles
Rader is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Briles
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Briles
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Briles
Dierker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Dierker
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Dierker
Briles hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Briles
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Briles
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Dierker
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Briles
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Briles
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Briles
Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Dierker
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Briles
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. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Briles
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Briles
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Dierker
Briles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Dierker
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Briles
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Briles
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dierker vs. Briles
Dierker bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Helms scores. Howard moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to third. Dierker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to home to get Howard. Dierker moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Miller
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Miller
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Miller
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Miller
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Miller
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Miller
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dierker vs. Miller
Dierker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Walker
Luke Walker now pitching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Dierker
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dierker
Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Luke Walker.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hernandez
Ramon Hernandez now pitching.
Cedeno hits a fly ball towards right. Clines settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Clines. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Hernandez
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Hernandez
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Hernandez
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. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Dierker
Bobby Fenwick now playing second base.
Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play