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June 29, 1971

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Astros 4 7 0
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Braves 5 9 0
Astros 4 7 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .333 .335
At Bats 3 236
Hits 1 60
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 20

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 8
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Astrodome - June 29, 1971
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Out
Cecil Upshaw
Bob Didier
Hank Aaron
Gil Garrido
Darrell Evans
Zoilo Versalles
Oscar Brown
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Morgan. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Johnny Edwards now catching. Bob Watson now playing first base. Denis Menke noBrown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Jack Hiatt. Rich Chiles pinch hits for Denny Lemaster. Chiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Geronimo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hiatt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Wynn. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Menke scores.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Watson strikes out.
Top 7 Lum strikes out.
Top 7 Evans 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 7 Aaron hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger strikes out.
Top 6 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Garrido hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Denny Lemaster now pitching. Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 John Mayberry pinch hits for Buddy Harris. Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Didier hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buddy Harris now pitching. Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Lum scores. Brown moves to second.
Top 5 Lum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Lum reaches second base with a double. Aaron moves to third.
Top 5 Evans hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gil Garrido now playing second base. Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Millan is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Niekro strikes out.
Top 4 Didier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Versalles is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans moves to third.
Top 3 Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Millan. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Millan steals second.
Top 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Didier hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Lum scores. There goes Brown trying to get to home. Watson throws the ball in to Rader who relays the ball to Hiatt, who tags Brown, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to home to get Aaron. Evans moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Top 1 Lum is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Aaron moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Millan hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.