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September 4, 1972

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Astros 4 10 0
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Braves 3 6 0
Astros 5 11 0

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .310
OBP .667 .378
At Bats 2 468
Hits 1 145
• Singles 1 109
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 47
RBI’s 0 74

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 0
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Astrodome - September 4, 1972
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Single
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Mike Lum
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Sonny Jackson
Rico Carty
Dusty Baker
Oscar Brown
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Brown strikes out.
Top 7 Lum is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 7 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carty hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 5 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Millan hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Jackson moves to second.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Niekro trying to get to third. May throws to Rader who tags Niekro for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Lum moves to third.
Top 5 Lum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Lum reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Evans hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Millan. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Millan steals second.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores.
Top 3 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. There goes Edwards trying to get to third. Brown throws the ball in to Evans, who tags Edwards for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Metzger is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baker strikes out.
Top 1 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple.