Braves @ Astros
September 16, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 9 0
Astros 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 9 0
Astros 3 9 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .256
OBP .333 .334
At Bats 3 434
Hits 1 111
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 1 40

Pat Jarvis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 13 1
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Astrodome - September 16, 1971
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Out
Pat Jarvis
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Tommie Aaron
Gil Garrido
Ralph Garr
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Denis Menke
Derrel Thomas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 4 9 0 11
Houston Astros 3 9 1 4
Winning Pitcher Pat Jarvis
Losing Pitcher J.R. Richard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sonny Jackson
Attendance 7,906
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 9 Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Bob Watson. Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 9 Tommie Aaron now playing third base. Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Ron Cook now pitching. Lum strikes out.
Top 9 Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There goes Garr. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Top 9 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jarvis hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Culver now pitching. Garrido is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Evans moves to second.
Top 8 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Lum moves to second.
Top 8 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Gil Garrido now playing shortstop. Pat Jarvis now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Leo Foster pinch runs for Hal King. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hal King pinch hits for Tom Kelley. King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Marty Perez. Breazeale hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Top 6 Evans strikes out.
Top 6 Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Williams and he is out, Millan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Bottom 5 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Metzger. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Metzger steals second.
Bottom 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Richard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron strikes out.
Top 5 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to third.
Top 5 Millan strikes out. The ball gets by Edwards. He chases the ball to the backstop. Millan moves to second.
Top 5 Kelley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson 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 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke scores. There goes Metzger trying to get to third. Lum throws the ball in to Evans, who tags Metzger for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 3 Richard bunts towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richard for the out. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lum hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr scores.
Top 3 There goes Garr. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Top 3 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Geronimo. The throw from Williams and he is out, Millan applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelley is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Perez strikes out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr throws the ball in to Perez who tags Cedeno trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Evans strikes out.
Top 1 Lum strikes out.
Top 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Millan moves to third. Garr moves to second.
Top 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Millan moves to second.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.