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September 22, 1968

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Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 0 7 0
Astros 6 10 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 0 7 0
Astros 6 10 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .245
OBP 1.000 .330
At Bats 1 481
Hits 1 118
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 56
RBI’s 2 52

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 6 13
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Astrodome - September 22, 1968
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Walk
Ted Abernathy
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Chico Ruiz
Tony Perez
Leo Cardenas
Alex Johnson
Vada Pinson
Pete Rose
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Menke takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Abernathy covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Don Pavletich pinch hits for Dan McGinn. Pavletich strikes out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ruiz hits a line drive towards first. Staub reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herrera hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dan McGinn now pitching. Cuellar is hit by the pitch. Aspromonte moves to third. Adlesh moves to second.
Bottom 6 Adlesh bunts towards the mound. Kelso fields it and throws to home to get Menke. Aspromonte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bill Kelso now pitching. Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 6 Menke bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Staub moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Staub reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 May strikes out.
Top 6 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 6 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Herrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cuellar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adlesh hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Arrigo bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Menke. The throw from Bench to Ruiz and they have Menke trapped. The throw over to May, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke is hit by the pitch. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 4 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ruiz hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Herrera. The throw from Bench and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Herrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bench hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.
Top 3 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Arrigo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cuellar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Adlesh hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colbert hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ruiz strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. May moves to second.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Menke trying to get to home. Rose throws the ball in to Bench who tags Menke who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Menke reaches second base with a double. Herrera scores. Staub scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Staub. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Staub steals second.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out. Herrera moves to third.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Herrera moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.