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August 22, 1969

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Astros 3 7 0
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Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .500 .389
At Bats 1 418
Hits 0 120
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 70
RBI’s 0 77

Rich Nye Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 2
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Wrigley Field - August 22, 1969
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Single
Rich Nye
Gene Oliver
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Jim Qualls
Jim Hickman
Denis Menke
Norm Miller
Jesus Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Miller moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou moves to third.
Top 7 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Rich Nye now pitching. Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Miller scores.
Top 6 Menke bunts towards the mound. Selma fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Selma. Miller moves to third.
Top 6 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kessinger is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Dierker trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Oliver who tags Dierker, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 5 Morgan strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Dierker moves to second.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dierker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Selma hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Menke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Qualls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blefary hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn strikes out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Selma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Qualls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman throws the ball in to Kessinger who tags Alou trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rader scores. Edwards scores.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Rader moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Top 2 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 2 Rader takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to second.
Top 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Santo scores. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Santo takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Miller takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou strikes out.