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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0
Cubs	3	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0
Cubs	3	3	0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.267
OBP	.000	.334
At Bats	1	344
Hits	0	92
• Singles	0	68
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	10
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	33
RBI’s	0	21

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
15	7	0

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Wrigley Field - July 22, 1970

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Out

Jim Merritt

Pat Corrales

Lee May

Tommy Helms

Tony Perez

Woody Woodward

Bernie Carbo

Bobby Tolan

Pete Rose

Don Kessinger

Cleo James

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Hands bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. James moves to second.

Bottom 2 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Corrales is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 May hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Santo takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Williams is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Beckert moves to second.

Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.

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