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June 29, 1971

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Bottom 4 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Astros 1 2 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Astros 2 3 0

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 1 245
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 54
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 28

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 1
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Astrodome - June 29, 1971
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Home Run
Phil Niekro
Bob Didier
Hank Aaron
Gil Garrido
Darrell Evans
Zoilo Versalles
Oscar Brown
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Bob Watson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gil Garrido now playing second base. Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Millan is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Niekro strikes out.
Top 4 Didier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Versalles is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans moves to third.
Top 3 Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Millan. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Millan steals second.
Top 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.