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July 4, 1972

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Pirates 0 6 1
Astros 6 14 0
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Pirates 0 7 1
Astros 6 14 0

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .320
OBP .333 .365
At Bats 3 275
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 50

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 0
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Astrodome - July 4, 1972
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Double
Larry Dierker
Larry Howard
Lee May
Bobby Fenwick
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Al Oliver
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Oliver reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Fenwick now playing second base. Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball towards right. Clines settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Clines.
Top 8 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Luke Walker. Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Luke Walker now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dierker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Bottom 7 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Miller now pitching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to home to get Howard. Dierker moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to third. Dierker moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dierker bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Helms scores. Howard moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to third.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second.
Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Briles strikes out.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 3 Clines is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Briles hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dierker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robertson strikes out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rader is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Wynn scores.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Metzger strikes out.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.