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June 29, 1971

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Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	3	4	0
Astros	1	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	3	4	0
Astros	1	1	0

Phil Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.119
OBP	.000	.136
At Bats	0	42
Hits	0	5
• Singles	0	4
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	3

Jack Billingham Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	7	0

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Astrodome - June 29, 1971

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Jack Billingham

Jack Hiatt

Denis Menke

Joe Morgan

Doug Rader

Roger Metzger

Bob Watson

Cesar Cedeno

Jim Wynn

Phil Niekro

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

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

Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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

Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Lum scores. There goes Brown trying to get to home. Watson throws the ball in to Rader who relays the ball to Hiatt, who tags Brown, who came all the way from first, for the out.

Top 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to home to get Aaron. Evans moves to third. Lum moves to second.

Top 1 Lum is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Aaron moves to third. Evans moves to second.

Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.

Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Millan hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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