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May 20, 1970

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Cardinals 3 7 1
Astros 1 5 0
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Cardinals 3 7 1
Astros 1 5 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .000 .390
At Bats 3 150
Hits 0 50
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 30

Mike Torrez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Astrodome - May 20, 1970
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Strikeout
Mike Torrez
Joe Torre
Dick Allen
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Vic Davalillo
Jose Cardenal
Leron Lee
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vic Davalillo now playing left field. Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Vic Davalillo pinch runs for Joe Hague. Lee strikes out.
Top 8 Hague takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Norm Miller now playing right field. Jim Ray now pitching. Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Norm Miller pinch hits for Ron Cook. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pepitone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Torre trying to get to home. Menke throws to Edwards who tags Torre for the out. Hague moves to second.
Top 6 Lee strikes out.
Top 6 Ron Cook now pitching. Hague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre moves to second.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Allen scores.
Top 6 Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Allen reaches second base with a double. Maxvill moves to third.
Top 6 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Morgan. The throw from Torre and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 5 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out.
Top 5 Torrez strikes out.
Top 5 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hague for the out. Allen moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Top 4 Torre takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second.
Top 4 Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal scores.
Top 4 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lee. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. There goes Alou trying to get to home. Lee throws the ball in to Javier who relays the ball to Torre, who tags Alou, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Griffin is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Torrez strikes out.
Top 3 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lee 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 2 Hague hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lee. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.