Astros @ Cardinals
July 8, 1972

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Bottom 6 R H E
Astros 0 2 1
Cardinals 1 5 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Astros 0 2 1
Cardinals 1 5 0

Luis Melendez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .302
At Bats 2 150
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 14

Jerry Reuss Season Stats

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5 7 0
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Busch Stadium - July 8, 1972
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Strikeout
Jerry Reuss
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Luis Melendez
Donn Clendenon
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melendez strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to home to get Alou. Torre moves to third. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. Alou moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 6 Torre takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn strikes out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cleveland hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reuss is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Helms strikes out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clendenon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Simmons is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cleveland moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reuss strikes out.
Top 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 2 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Torre reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.