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August 19, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 7 1
Astros 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 7 1
Astros 3 8 1

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .259
OBP .250 .309
At Bats 3 475
Hits 0 123
• Singles 0 100
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 13
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 29

Wayne Twitchell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 0
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Astrodome - August 19, 1973
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Out
Wayne Twitchell
Bob Boone
Tom Hutton
Denny Doyle
Mike Schmidt
Craig Robinson
Greg Luzinski
Del Unser
Bill Robinson
Roger Metzger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 7 1 7
Houston Astros 3 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Wayne Twitchell
Losing Pitcher Jerry Reuss
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Robinson
Attendance 17,202
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gallagher hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tom Hutton now playing first base. Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Jim Crawford. Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Top 9 Unser 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 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stewart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field. Unser picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Unser. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Twitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Crawford now pitching. Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ray Busse pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Busse strikes out.
Bottom 7 Del Unser now playing center field. Denny Doyle now playing second base. Bill Robinson now playing right field. Helms hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boone strikes out.
Top 7 Tom Griffin now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Montanez tags and scores.
Top 7 There goes Luzinski. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Luzinski steals second.
Top 7 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Montanez moves to third.
Top 7 Montanez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Montanez reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Reuss fires to first and has Grabarkewitz trapped. There's the throw to Metzger who tags Grabarkewitz for the out.
Top 7 Grabarkewitz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Stewart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Twitchell strikes out.
Top 6 Robinson bunts towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to third.
Top 6 Reuss fires over to first, and they've got Schmidt trapped. There's the throw to Metzger, who drops the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 6 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boone hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Montanez moves to second.
Top 5 Montanez is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stewart hits a popup towards short. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Twitchell strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schmidt hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to third. Grabarkewitz moves to second.
Top 3 Montanez is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Top 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Twitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gallagher strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reuss bunts towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stewart hits a popup towards short. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 2 Boone hits a popup towards third. Stewart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Wynn reaches third base with a triple. Metzger goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gallagher strikes out.
Top 1 Montanez 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 1 Grabarkewitz strikes out.
Top 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.