Pirates @ Astros
August 27, 1971

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Astros	0	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Astros	1	3	0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.231
OBP	.000	.290
At Bats	0	459
Hits	0	106
• Singles	0	88
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	10
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	35
RBI’s	0	22

Dock Ellis Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
17	7	0

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Astrodome - August 27, 1971

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Single

Dock Ellis

Manny Sanguillen

Bob Robertson

Rennie Stennett

Dave Cash

Jackie Hernandez

Willie Stargell

Al Oliver

Roberto Clemente

Roger Metzger

Johnny Edwards

Rich Chiles

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chiles scores. Edwards moves to second.

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Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chiles moves to second.

Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Chiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Robertson strikes out.

Top 2 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Cedeno is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Morgan steals second.

Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 1 Clemente is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.

Top 1 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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