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May 9, 1971

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Veterans Stadium - May 9, 1971
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Pickoff
Barry Lersch
Tim McCarver
Deron Johnson
Denny Doyle
Tony Taylor
Terry Harmon
Byron Browne
Willie Montanez
Ron Stone
Bob Watson
Joe Morgan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Lersch fires over to first, and they've got Morgan trapped. There's the throw to Harmon, who drops the ball. That's an error on Harmon. Morgan moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Morgan bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Terry Harmon now playing shortstop. Byron Browne now playing left field. 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.
Bottom 8 Don Money pinch hits for Larry Bowa. Money strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lersch bunts towards first. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 8 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cesar Cedeno now playing right field. Lis hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 8 Cesar Cedeno pinch runs for Jesus Alou. Rader strikes out. There goes Cedeno. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bowa hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Billingham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stone throws the ball in to Bowa who tags Edwards trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lersch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lis takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Billingham strikes out.
Top 3 Edwards hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lersch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarver moves to third.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wynn. McCarver reaches second base with a double. Stone scores.
Bottom 2 Stone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Stone reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Lis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.