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July 2, 1973

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Cito Gaston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .292
OBP .000 .322
At Bats 4 226
Hits 0 66
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 24

Jim Crawford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 5
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Astrodome - July 2, 1973
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Home Run
Jim Crawford
Skip Jutze
Rafael Batista
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Jesus Alou
Cito Gaston
Nate Colbert
Jerry Morales
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gaston hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Colbert is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Roberts bunts towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to second.
Top 9 Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Thomas 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 Kirby hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Johnny Grubb now playing center field. Jerry Morales now playing left field. Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Morales hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Locklear pinch hits for Dave Winfield. Jim Crawford now pitching. Locklear hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. York fields it and throws to third for the out. Colbert moves to second.
Top 7 Colbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morales scores. Roberts moves to second.
Top 7 Jim York now pitching. Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Morales moves to third.
Top 7 Morales hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Morales reaches second base with a double. Thomas moves to third.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kirby strikes out.
Top 6 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Morales hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Batista strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Rader reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Alou strikes out.
Top 5 Gaston hits a popup towards first. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Colbert hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Kirby bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Corrales moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Corrales strikes out.
Top 4 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Batista hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Colbert strikes out.
Top 3 Jim Wynn now playing center field. Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to third.
Top 3 Morales hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Morales reaches second base with a double. Corrales scores. Kirby scores. Thomas goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Kirby moves to second.
Top 3 Kirby bunts towards the mound. Reuss juggles the ball. That's an error on Reuss. Corrales moves to third.
Top 3 Corrales hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Corrales reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Corrales for a passed ball. Batista moves to second.
Bottom 1 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales misplays the ball. That's an error on Morales. Cedeno scores. Rader moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Top 1 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.