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July 12, 1972

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Johnny Edwards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .244
OBP .500 .349
At Bats 3 176
Hits 1 43
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 1 23

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 4
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Wrigley Field - July 12, 1972
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Single
Jack Aker
J.C. Martin
Tommy Davis
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Jose Cardenal
Jim Hickman
Johnny Edwards
Doug Rader
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rader moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 May is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 J.C. Martin now catching. Jack Aker now pitching. Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Joe Pepitone pinch hits for Tom Phoebus. Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Randy Hundley. Martin strikes out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Davis 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 Miller 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 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Griffin now pitching. Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Tom Phoebus now pitching. Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second.
Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Miller bunts towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Juan Pizarro now pitching. Randy Hundley now catching. Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Randy Hundley pinch hits for Ken Rudolph. Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Roberts 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 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Edwards tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Cardenal chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Rudolph fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rudolph. Rader goes all the way around to score. Edwards moves to third.
Top 6 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 4 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 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Watson 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 3 Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Santo reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive off the glove of Helms, and into shallow right field. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 May strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Reuschel fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reuschel. Metzger moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Davis strikes out.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball towards right. Wynn catches it and throws to May who throws to third to double up Williams.
Bottom 1 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Kessinger scores.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Beckert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Top 1 There goes Metzger. The throw from Rudolph and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.