Braves @ Cubs
September 22, 1963

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 2
Cubs 7 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 2
Cubs 7 10 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .235
OBP .333 .289
At Bats 3 490
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 86
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 48

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 13 0
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Wrigley Field - September 22, 1963
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Bob Buhl
Merritt Ranew
John Boccabella
Ken Hubbs
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Billy Williams
Ellis Burton
Lou Brock
Denis Menke
Don Dillard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 3 9 2 5
Chicago Cubs 7 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Buhl
Losing Pitcher Bob Sadowski
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Merritt Ranew
Attendance 8,866
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 The umpire calls a balk on Buhl Mathews scores. Dillard moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Mathews moves to third. Dillard moves to second.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores.
Top 9 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Top 9 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Ranew moves to third.
Bottom 8 Buhl bunts towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Boccabella scores. Ranew moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ranew hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Boccabella moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Boccabella moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Boccabella takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bolling strikes out.
Top 8 Cline hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Frank Funk. Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burton hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodgers bunts in front of the plate. Torre catches it and throws to first to double up Brock.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver juggles the ball. That's an error on Oliver.
Top 6 Mathews strikes out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Buhl hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ranew hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frank Funk now pitching. Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Ron Piche. Gabrielson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Burton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Piche fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ron Piche now pitching. Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oliver strikes out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Mathews bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Ranew moves to third. Buhl moves to second.
Bottom 3 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burton scores. Boccabella scores. Ranew moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. Burton moves to third. Boccabella moves to second.
Bottom 3 Boccabella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hubbs hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Burton. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Burton steals second.
Bottom 3 Burton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dan Schneider now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schneider fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodgers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Rodgers reaches third base with a triple. Ranew scores.
Bottom 2 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boccabella tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bob Hendley now pitching. Ranew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cline. Ranew reaches second base with a double. Hubbs scores. Boccabella moves to third.
Bottom 2 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hubbs moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sadowski strikes out. There goes Dillard. The throw from Ranew to second, and they've got Dillard trapped. There's the throw to third, and Dillard is out.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Dillard moves to second.
Top 2 Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 2 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Torre hits a popup towards first. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burton for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rodgers. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Rodgers steals second.
Bottom 1 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 1 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Aaron. The throw from Ranew and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cline hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.