Pirates @ Astros
July 6, 1972

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Pirates 3 11 2
Astros 3 8 0
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Pirates 3 11 2
Astros 3 8 0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .208
OBP .200 .282
At Bats 5 312
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 19

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 10
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Astrodome - July 6, 1972
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Strikeout
Dave Giusti
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Dave Cash
Jose Pagan
Rennie Stennett
Vic Davalillo
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Roger Metzger
Bobby Fenwick
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metzger strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Stewart strikes out.
Bottom 11 Bobby Fenwick pinch runs for Johnny Edwards. Helms bunts towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Helms for the out. Fenwick moves to second.
Bottom 11 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 11 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 10 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 10 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan juggles the ball. That's an error on Pagan. Cedeno moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 10 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 10 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stennett misplays the ball. That's an error on Stennett.
Bottom 10 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Oliver 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 10 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 10 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Gladding is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 9 Dave Cash now playing second base. Jose Pagan now playing third base. Rennie Stennett now playing shortstop. Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dock Ellis pinch runs for Milt May. Dave Cash pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez. Cash hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Milt May pinch hits for Bob Robertson. May hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 9 Fred Gladding now pitching. Sanguillen is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Stargell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dave Giusti now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stennett 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 8 Gene Clines pinch hits for Bob Moose. Clines hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Metzger is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Richie Hebner pinch hits for Gene Alley. Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Robertson hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Griffin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell strikes out.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and has Moose trapped. Wilson throws to third, and Rader tags Moose for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Moose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Moose reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 4 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Watson moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 4 Watson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Robertson hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stargell moves to second.
Top 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Davalillo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moose scores.
Top 3 Stennett strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Moose. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Moose steals second.
Top 3 Moose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields the ball and throws to Moose covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robertson strikes out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stargell hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Stennett moves to second.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.