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September 8, 1970

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Astros 8 12 2
Padres 5 7 1
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Astros 8 12 2
Padres 5 7 1

Cito Gaston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .319
OBP .333 .369
At Bats 3 523
Hits 1 167
• Singles 0 110
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 1 24
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 2 82

Don Wilson Season Stats

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8 5 0
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San Diego Stadium - September 8, 1970
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Out
Don Wilson
Larry Howard
Bob Watson
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Cesar Cedeno
Jesus Alou
Cito Gaston
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Robles hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson strikes out.
Top 7 Ron Willis now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Top 7 Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke scores.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ferrara. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Dave Campbell now playing second base. Paul Doyle now pitching. Watson hits a line drive into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larry Stahl pinch hits for Jose Arcia. Stahl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Ramon Webster pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Webster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spiezio moves to third.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Bottom 6 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Morgan. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Top 6 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferrara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robles moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gaston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rader strikes out.
Top 5 Menke strikes out.
Top 5 Tom Dukes now pitching. Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Morgan scores. Wynn moves to second.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kirby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cannizzaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Robles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There go the runners. The throw from Cannizzaro to Spiezio. The throw back to home, and Cedeno is out at the plate.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ferrara. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Rader goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaston hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Robles bunts between the mound and first base. Wilson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robles for the out. Arcia moves to second.
Bottom 3 Arcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirby scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Kirby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kirby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke.
Top 3 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Top 3 Wynn strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Colbert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ferrara hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Howard strikes out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball towards left. Ferrara settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ferrara. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gaston hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robles hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Arcia hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.