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July 9, 1971

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Astros 5 8 0
Cardinals 9 9 0
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Astros 5 8 0
Cardinals 9 9 0

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .205
OBP .333 .319
At Bats 3 78
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 6

Denny Lemaster Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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Busch Stadium - July 9, 1971
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Out
Denny Lemaster
Johnny Edwards
Bob Watson
Marty Martinez
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Jesus Alou
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Luis Melendez
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Torre moves to third.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Torre reaches second base with a double. Beauchamp scores.
Bottom 6 Beauchamp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Beauchamp reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chuck Taylor now pitching. Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou takes first base on ball four. Lemaster moves to second.
Top 6 Lemaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Rader takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuss bunts towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Denny Lemaster now pitching. Marty Martinez now playing second base. Melendez hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schlueter moves to third.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schlueter moves to second.
Top 5 JayD Schlueter pinch hits for Buddy Harris. Schlueter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beauchamp hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Harris Javier scores.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Javier reaches third base with a triple. Maxvill scores. Reuss scores. Brock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Brock takes first base on ball four. Maxvill moves to third. Reuss moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reuss takes first base on ball four. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. Beauchamp moves to third.
Bottom 2 Buddy Harris now pitching. Beauchamp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Javier reaches third base with a triple. Maxvill scores.
Bottom 2 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Melendez scores.
Bottom 2 Reuss bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Menke covering, for the out. Melendez moves to third. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Melendez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 2 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke scores. Edwards moves to second.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Melendez. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Beauchamp strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Javier. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Javier steals second.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.