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July 15, 1969

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Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 7 9 3
Astros 10 12 0
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Dodgers 7 9 3
Astros 10 12 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .298
OBP .250 .396
At Bats 4 312
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 1 54

John Purdin Season Stats

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Astrodome - July 15, 1969
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Out
John Purdin
Tom Haller
Wes Parker
Ted Sizemore
Bill Sudakis
Maury Wills
Manny Mota
Willie Davis
Bill Russell
Denis Menke
Curt Blefary
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John Purdin now pitching. Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.
Top 8 John Miller pinch hits for Al McBean. Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gary Geiger now playing left field. Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Russell now playing right field. Guinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sudakis strikes out.
Top 7 Haller strikes out.
Top 7 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bill Russell pinch hits for Len Gabrielson. Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blefary scores. Menke moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills throws towards second. Sizemore fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sizemore. Wynn scores. Blefary moves to third.
Bottom 6 Al McBean now pitching. Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Morgan. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 6 Manny Mota now playing left field. Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Davis strikes out.
Top 6 Manny Mota pinch hits for Willie Crawford. Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valdespino strikes out.
Bottom 5 Guinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gabrielson. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mikkelsen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guinn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skip Guinn now pitching. Sudakis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blefary strikes out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a line drive to right field. Gabrielson throws towards the infield. Mikkelsen fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mikkelsen. Martinez scores. Valdespino scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Pete Mikkelsen now pitching. Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Rader scores. Martinez moves to third. Valdespino moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Marty Martinez pinch hits for Wade Blasingame. Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Haller 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 4 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Wynn. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sudakis scores. Sizemore scores. Foster moves to second.
Top 3 Foster takes first base on ball four. Haller scores. Sudakis moves to third. Sizemore moves to second.
Top 3 Jim Ray now pitching. Sizemore is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Sudakis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Sudakis reaches second base with a double. Parker scores. Haller moves to third.
Top 3 Haller is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Parker reaches second base with a double. Davis scores.
Top 3 Gabrielson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Crawford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valdespino hits a fly ball into right field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis juggles the ball. That's an error on Sudakis. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Foster strikes out.
Top 2 Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sudakis strikes out.
Top 2 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Valdespino hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. There goes Crawford trying to get to home. Valdespino throws the ball in to Edwards who tags Crawford, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 1 Gabrielson strikes out.
Top 1 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Crawford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Crawford reaches second base with a double. Wills moves to third.
Top 1 Wills takes first base on ball four.