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July 3, 1972

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Braves	13	17	1
Astros	9	15	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Braves	13	17	1
Astros	9	15	1

Cesar Cedeno Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.600	.344
OBP	.600	.407
At Bats	5	259
Hits	3	89
• Singles	2	59
• Doubles	1	17
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	10
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	32

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	3	5

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Astrodome - July 3, 1972

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Out

Cecil Upshaw

Paul Casanova

Earl Williams

Gil Garrido

Darrell Evans

Marty Perez

Mike Lum

Dusty Baker

Ralph Garr

Cesar Cedeno

Roger Metzger

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Atlanta Braves	13	17	1	14
Houston Astros	9	15	1	11
Winning Pitcher	Pat Jarvis
Losing Pitcher	Jim Ray
Save	Cecil Upshaw
Game Winning RBI	Marty Perez
Attendance	22,048
Time of Game	3 hours 13 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Perez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 9 Norm Miller pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stinson scores.

Bottom 9 Stinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Stinson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Upshaw 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 9 Garrido hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores.

Top 9 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Lum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Lum reaches second base with a double.

Top 9 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. May moves to second.

Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third.

Bottom 8 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third.

Bottom 8 Paul Casanova now catching. Earl Williams now playing first base. Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Williams strikes out.

Top 8 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second.

Top 8 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garrido scores.

Top 8 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Upshaw bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Garrido moves to second.

Top 8 Joe Gibbon now pitching. Garrido hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim York. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Stinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.

Bottom 7 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Rader is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 7 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to third.

Top 7 Baker is hit by the pitch.

Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 7 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garrido scores. Jackson moves to second.

Top 7 Jim York now pitching. Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores.

Top 7 Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Pat Jarvis. Jackson takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to third. Garrido moves to second.

Top 7 George Culver now pitching. Garrido takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second.

Top 7 Bob Stinson now catching. Evans takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.

Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Metzger moves to second.

Bottom 6 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Ray moves to second.

Bottom 6 Ray strikes out.

Bottom 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Williams moves to second.

Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.

Top 6 Aaron takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Rader strikes out.

Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Jarvis strikes out.

Top 5 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 May strikes out.

Bottom 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.

Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Baker strikes out.

Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to third. Aaron moves to second.

Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr moves to second.

Top 4 Garr takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Howard strikes out.

Bottom 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Rader strikes out.

Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Pat Jarvis now pitching. May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Wynn reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Hardin strikes out.

Top 3 Jim Ray now pitching. Garrido hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reuss scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Perez. Reuss moves to second.

Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hardin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lum is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Williams moves to second.

Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Aaron reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Garr is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Rader hits a line drive into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garrido scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Wynn scores.

Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Cedeno scores. Wynn moves to third.

Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.

Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Hardin strikes out.

Top 1 Garrido is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Evans is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Lum strikes out.

Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cedeno. Aaron scores. Williams moves to third. Baker moves to second.

Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Garr scores. Aaron moves to second.

Top 1 Aaron is hit by the pitch. Perez moves to third. Garr moves to second.

Top 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.

Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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