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July 21, 1972

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Cubs 6 11 0
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Cubs 7 11 0
Astros 3 7 2

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .274
OBP .250 .357
At Bats 4 329
Hits 1 90
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 24

Tom Griffin Season Stats

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3 2 2
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Astrodome - July 21, 1972
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Tom Griffin
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Don Kessinger
Rick Monday
J.C. Martin
Ron Santo
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Tom Griffin now pitching. Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Santo scores. Martin moves to third. Monday moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Monday takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Top 8 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver throws towards third. Rader fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Cardenal scores. Beckert scores. Santo moves to third.
Top 8 Hundley strikes out.
Top 8 George Culver now pitching. Santo takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 8 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday bunts in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bonham strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Helms. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 5 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Williams 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 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Monday 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 Bonham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 4 Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader throws to second for one, and Helms throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Pepitone scores.
Top 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepitone moves to second.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Bonham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday strikes out.