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August 28, 1973

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Ken Reitz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .231
OBP .250 .254
At Bats 4 334
Hits 1 77
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 35

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 3
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Astrodome - August 28, 1973
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Single
Ken Forsch
Johnny Edwards
Bob Watson
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Gallagher
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Ken Reitz
Luis Melendez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores. There goes Simmons trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Melendez moves to second.
Top 9 Agee strikes out.
Top 9 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sizemore is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Brock is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Foster strikes out.
Top 8 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Tyson. McCarver 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 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Top 8 Ken Forsch now pitching. Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a popup towards first. Torre 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. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Agee strikes out.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foster 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 6 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuss covering, for the out.
Top 5 Agee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuss strikes out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Helms reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reuss fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reuss. Brock moves to third.
Top 4 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz scores. Tyson scores.
Top 4 Foster bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third. Tyson moves to second.
Top 4 Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second.
Top 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Agee scores.
Top 4 Melendez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Agee moves to third.
Top 4 Agee takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 2 Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Edwards scores.
Bottom 2 Reuss is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Helms bunts towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Foster strikes out.
Top 2 Tyson strikes out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gallagher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Agee takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Top 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Sizemore moves to third.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Sizemore moves to second.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 1 Brock is called out on strikes.