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July 17, 1972

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cardinals 3 11 0
Astros 2 8 0
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Cardinals 3 11 0
Astros 2 8 0

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .307
OBP .667 .384
At Bats 3 323
Hits 2 99
• Singles 1 70
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 1 54

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 5 0
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Astrodome - July 17, 1972
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Out
Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Donn Clendenon
Ed Crosby
Joe Torre
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Luis Melendez
Bob Watson
Lee May
Cesar Cedeno
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jose Cruz now playing center field. Luis Melendez now playing right field. Norm Miller pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alou 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 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fenwick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby scores. Brock moves to second.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby moves to third.
Top 8 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maxvill bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Crosby moves to second.
Top 8 Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Fenwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it and throws to home to get Wynn. Watson moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 7 May strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fenwick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Alou. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Helms applying the tag.
Top 7 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fenwick strikes out.
Top 6 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxvill scores. Gibson moves to third.
Top 6 Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Maxvill moves to third.
Top 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Crosby 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 6 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.
Top 5 Simmons 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 5 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to home to get Brock. Melendez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals third.
Top 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 May strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to second.
Top 4 Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fenwick strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Helms. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Helms steals second.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Torre is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Alou. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Alou steals second.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Melendez hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gibson strikes out.
Top 2 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Crosby 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 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre takes first base on ball four. Melendez moves to second.
Top 1 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Melendez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.