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July 18, 1972

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Cardinals 3 4 1
Astros 7 9 0
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Astros 7 9 0

Matty Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .315
OBP .333 .356
At Bats 2 292
Hits 0 92
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 22

Jerry Reuss Season Stats

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5 8 0
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Astrodome - July 18, 1972
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Out
Jerry Reuss
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Matty Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Alou hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 7 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Metzger. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Metzger steals second.
Bottom 7 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ted Sizemore pinch hits for Reggie Cleveland. Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second.
Top 7 Crosby strikes out.
Top 7 Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Doug Rader now playing third base. Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reuss hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. Edwards tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Stewart is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 May strikes out.
Top 6 Torre strikes out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Melendez hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Alou is chasing the ball. Cedeno rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run..
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reuss fires to first and picks off Brock.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cleveland hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Reuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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 4 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Melendez scores. Alou goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Torre strikes out.
Top 4 Alou takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to third. Melendez moves to second.
Top 4 Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Top 4 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cleveland strikes out.
Top 3 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 3 Crosby strikes out.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crosby misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosby. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May strikes out.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a line drive towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to first to double up Torre.
Top 2 Torre is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger strikes out.
Top 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stewart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Melendez strikes out.
Top 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.