Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals

Jul 31, 1971

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	8	0	7
WSH	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	-	6	11	1	5

loss:

J. Billingham(5-9)win: Washington Nationals logo

S. Renko(10-11)save: Washington Nationals logo

M. Marshall(13)

Scoring Summary

HOUWSH

4Rusty Staub singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jesus Alou. Ron Hunt scores. Boots Day to 3rd. Rusty Staub to 2nd. [1 run] 01
4Ron Fairly singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jesus Alou. Boots Day scores. Rusty Staub to 3rd. [1 run] 02
4Bob Bailey singles on a fly ball to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Rusty Staub scores. Ron Fairly out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Cesar Cedeno to third baseman Doug Rader. Bob Bailey to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 03
4Jim Gosger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Bob Bailey scores. Jim Gosger out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Cesar Cedeno to shortstop Roger Metzger. [1 run] [2 outs] 04
5Rusty Staub singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jesus Alou. Steve Renko scores. Boots Day to 3rd. [1 run] 05
6Joe Morgan homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Roger Metzger scores. [2 runs] 25
6Bobby Wine singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Denis Menke. Bob Bailey scores. Jim Gosger to 3rd. [1 run] 26
7Jesus Alou homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 36
8Rich Chiles doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Rusty Staub. Joe Morgan scores. [1 run] 46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Roger MetzgerSS	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.229
2Joe Morgan2B	1	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	.260
3Rich ChilesLF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.343
4Cesar CedenoCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262
5Doug Rader3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.253
6Denis Menke1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254
7Jesus AlouRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	4	.314
8Larry HowardC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250
9Jack BillinghamP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
Denny LemasterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Cesar GeronimoPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
George CulverP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Norm MillerPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
TOTAL	8	34	4	4	3	4	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jack BillinghamRHP	4.2	6	5	5	4	1	31	3.67
Denny LemasterLHP	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	10	3.12
George CulverRHP	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	11	2.40
TOTAL	8.0	11	6	6	4	3	52	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ron Hunt2B	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.281
Gary Sutherland2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258
2Boots DayCF	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.269
3Rusty StaubRF	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.299
4Ron Fairly1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.270
5Bob Bailey3B	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	.257
6Jim GosgerLF	2	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.156
7John BatemanC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.239
8Bobby Wine Sr.SS	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.193
9Steve RenkoP	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	.182
Mike MarshallP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111


TOTAL	11	30	6	6	4	3	0	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve RenkoRHP	7.0	7	4	4	2	3	2	44	3.71
Mike MarshallRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	12	5.43

TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	3	4	2	56	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUWSH

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Roger Metzger grounds out, second baseman Ron Hunt to first baseman Ron Fairly. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Joe Morgan grounds out to first baseman Ron Fairly. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Rich Chiles grounds out to first baseman Ron Fairly. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Ron Hunt grounds out, second baseman Joe Morgan to first baseman Denis Menke. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Boots Day grounds out, second baseman Joe Morgan to first baseman Denis Menke. [2 outs]
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POP OUT — Rusty Staub pops out to catcher Larry Howard in foul territory. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

WSH

4Runs6

8Hits11

0Errors1

.235Batting Avg.367

34At Bats30

4Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

3Strikeouts4

7Left on Base5

16Total Bases11

Game Details

Saturday, July 31, 1971 · 7:05 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 14,306 (34.6%)

weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy