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August 11, 1973

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Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .260
OBP .500 .308
At Bats 4 447
Hits 2 116
• Singles 2 93
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 13
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 27

Bob Locker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 10
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Wrigley Field - August 11, 1973
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Bob Locker
Randy Hundley
Andre Thornton
Dave Rosello
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Roger Metzger
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Helms strikes out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Rader scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Rader is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Bob Locker now pitching. The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Cedeno moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cardenal 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 6 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Larry Dierker now pitching. Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger throws to first for one, and May throws back to second, and Metzger drops the ball. Rosello moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rosello hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Rosello reaches second base with a double. Hundley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reuss bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to third for the out. Helms moves to second.
Top 6 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rader scores. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader moves to third.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Rader moves to second.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Cardenal moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reuschel scores.
Bottom 5 Monday bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Reuschel moves to second.
Bottom 5 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Rosello 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 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Helms is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws to second. Rosello drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Rosello. Rader scores. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rosello 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 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. Wynn scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Wynn. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Andre Thornton now playing first base. Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Andre Thornton pinch hits for Jim Hickman. Thornton hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Thornton reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 May 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 Williams 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 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Watson strikes out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Metzger. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Metzger steals second.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.