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August 6, 1969

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 5 6 0
Astros 4 5 3
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Cubs 5 6 0
Astros 4 5 3

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .290
OBP .333 .387
At Bats 2 379
Hits 0 110
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 60
RBI’s 0 72

Dick Selma Season Stats

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11 4 0
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Astrodome - August 6, 1969
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Strikeout
Dick Selma
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Don Young
Jim Hickman
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Wynn strikes out.
Top 8 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Santo 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 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Selma now pitching. Don Young now playing center field. Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Valdespino strikes out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nate Oliver pinch runs for Willie Smith. Kessinger hits a line drive to left field. The ball gets by Alou. Wynn fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wynn. Hickman scores. Oliver goes all the way around to score. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 7 Willie Smith pinch hits for Rich Nye. Smith takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to second.
Top 7 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Jim Qualls. Popovich hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blefary moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Edwards scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Billingham strikes out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Beckert hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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 5 Nye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Qualls. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Menke goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Qualls 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 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Top 4 Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Billingham is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams strikes out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nye is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Qualls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martinez. Banks scores. Hickman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez juggles the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Banks moves to third.
Top 2 Hundley is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Beckert strikes out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.