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May 31, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 12 14 1
Astros 4 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 12 14 1
Astros 4 7 0

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .208
OBP .333 .250
At Bats 3 159
Hits 1 33
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 3 29

Gary Nolan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 0
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Astrodome - May 31, 1972
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Out
Gary Nolan
Johnny Bench
Joe Hague
Joe Morgan
Denis Menke
Dave Concepcion
Pete Rose
Cesar Geronimo
George Foster
Doug Rader
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fenwick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Joe Hague now playing first base. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon has Rose trapped. There's the throw to Edwards and over to Rader, who tags Rose for the out. Morgan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Gibbon Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Top 8 Joe Gibbon now pitching. Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke scores. Concepcion scores. Rose moves to second.
Top 8 Rose is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 8 Concepcion bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Menke moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster scores. Menke moves to second.
Top 8 There goes Foster. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Foster steals second.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jesus Alou pinch hits for George Culver. Alou hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fenwick hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fenwick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fenwick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Denis Menke now playing third base. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rose strikes out.
Top 6 Nolan strikes out.
Top 6 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 5 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 5 Javier is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Foster is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Culver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Culver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Fenwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Javier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Tolan hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Top 4 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 George Culver now pitching. Nolan strikes out.
Top 3 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fenwick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Bench hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wynn. Bench reaches second base with a double. Tolan moves to third.
Top 3 Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Top 3 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nolan scores. Morgan moves to second.
Top 3 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Nolan moves to second.
Top 3 Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fenwick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fenwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Javier juggles the ball. That's an error on Javier.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bench fires to second and picks off Wynn for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Perez strikes out.
Top 1 Bench hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tolan strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 1 Morgan bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wynn. Rose reaches second base with a double.