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August 8, 1972

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Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .242
OBP .333 .305
At Bats 3 389
Hits 1 94
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 65

Denny McLain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 8, 1972
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Home Run
Denny McLain
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Mike Lum
Doug Rader
Norm Miller
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Norm Miller pinch hits for Jim Ray. Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Top 9 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 May hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Wynn. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jim Ray now pitching. Bob Stinson now catching. Garr 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 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Fenwick moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Stinson pinch hits for Jim York. Stinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan catches it and throws to second with Perez covering, to double up Helms.
Top 8 Fenwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Helms moves to second.
Top 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McLain hits a line drive towards short. Fenwick reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores.
Bottom 7 Lum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Lum reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fenwick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim York now pitching. McLain hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a popup into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lum strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fenwick hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Wynn strikes out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McLain strikes out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Millan 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 3 Bobby Fenwick now playing shortstop. Ken Forsch now pitching. Lum strikes out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bobby Fenwick pinch hits for George Culver. Fenwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 1 McLain bunts towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Millan moves to third. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Millan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 George Culver now pitching. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Garr scores. Evans scores. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 1 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Garr reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 May hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball towards center. Baker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Baker. Wynn moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Williams and he is out, Millan applying the tag.
Top 1 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.