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September 4, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 11 0
Astros 5 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 11 0
Astros 5 12 0

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .311
OBP .750 .379
At Bats 3 469
Hits 2 146
• Singles 2 110
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 47
RBI’s 1 75

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 10
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Astrodome - September 4, 1972
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Strikeout
Cecil Upshaw
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Gil Garrido
Mike Lum
Dusty Baker
Sonny Jackson
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 6 11 0 6
Houston Astros 5 12 0 9
Winning Pitcher Ron Schueler
Losing Pitcher Jim Ray
Save Cecil Upshaw
Game Winning RBI Felix Millan
Attendance 6,828
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Wynn bunts towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Garrido hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilbreath scores.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fred Gladding now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Gilbreath moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Lum scores. Gilbreath moves to second.
Top 9 Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Ron Schueler. Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Top 9 Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Top 9 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hank Aaron now playing first base. Gil Garrido now playing shortstop. Mike Lum now playing left field. Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Ray now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Freeman pinch runs for Rico Carty. Baker takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to third. Freeman moves to second.
Top 8 Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Millan moves to second.
Top 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hank Aaron pinch hits for Marty Perez. Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ron Schueler now pitching. Sonny Jackson now playing right field. Marty Perez now playing shortstop. Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
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.