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July 2, 1972

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Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .249
OBP .250 .362
At Bats 4 217
Hits 1 54
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 2 37

Tom Griffin Season Stats

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2 2 1
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Astrodome - July 2, 1972
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Strikeout
Tom Griffin
Larry Howard
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Norm Miller
Hank Aaron
Ralph Garr
Marty Perez
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Aaron strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Garr is hit by the pitch. Perez moves to second.
Top 9 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Larry Howard now catching. Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Joe Hoerner. Breazeale hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Alou. The slide. Casanova applies the tag. Alou is out.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a fly ball towards left field. Brown makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Rader tags and scores. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Jesus Alou pinch hits for Johnny Edwards. Alou is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into left field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Rader moves to second.
Top 8 Garrido is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Casanova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores.
Top 8 Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tom Griffin now pitching. Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Brown reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fenwick tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Bobby Fenwick pinch runs for Dave Roberts. Metzger bunts towards first. Aaron juggles the ball. That's an error on Aaron. Fenwick moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pat Jarvis now pitching. Roberts strikes out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to home to get Garrido. Jackson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Perez bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Garrido moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Top 7 Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Ron Schueler. Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Casanova scores. Garrido moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Casanova moves to second.
Top 7 Casanova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams strikes out.
Top 6 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum. Helms reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Schueler covering, for the out.
Top 4 Schueler strikes out.
Top 4 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oscar Brown now playing left field. Watson strikes out.
Top 3 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Top 3 Carty strikes out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schueler fires to first and picks off Cedeno.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Helms is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Schueler strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Garrido moves to second.
Top 2 Garrido hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Casanova settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Casanova.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez. Cedeno moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Schueler covering, for the out.
Top 1 Casanova strikes out.
Top 1 Lum takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carty takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Garr strikes out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second.
Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.