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September 4, 1973

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Reds 7 13 2
Astros 7 9 2
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Reds 7 13 2
Astros 7 9 2

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .187
OBP 1.000 .369
At Bats 2 198
Hits 2 37
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 1 16

J.R. Richard Season Stats

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5 1 0
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Astrodome - September 4, 1973
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Walk
J.R. Richard
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Gary Sutherland
Bob Gallagher
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Denis Menke
Ken Griffey
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Griffey moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Hal King pinch hits for Ed Armbrister. King is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Griffey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Top 10 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Bob Gallagher now playing left field. Johnny Edwards now catching. Gary Sutherland now playing shortstop. J.R. Richard now pitching. Perez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Roger Metzger pinch runs for Bob Watson. Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Clay Carroll now pitching. Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Hector Torres. Sutherland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Sutherland reaches second base with a double. Stewart scores.
Bottom 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Stewart moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove. Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gallagher for the out. Stewart moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Skip Jutze. Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 9 Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Morgan hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rose takes first base on ball four. Baney moves to second.
Top 9 Baney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a line drive towards third. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Armbrister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Griffey bunts in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torres is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Morgan. The throw from Jutze and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Cedeno fumbles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. Morgan goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Crawford strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ed Armbrister now playing center field. Jutze is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Baney strikes out.
Top 6 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jim Crawford now pitching. Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo. Armbrister hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores.
Top 6 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Dick Baney now pitching. Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morgan strikes out.
Top 5 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Stahl moves to second.
Top 5 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Don Gullett. Tolan strikes out.
Top 5 Larry Stahl pinch hits for Darrel Chaney. Stahl takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torres hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Torres reaches second base with a double. Jutze scores. Wynn moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Griffin bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Jutze moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Perez strikes out.
Top 4 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chaney scores.
Top 3 Gullett bunts in front of the plate. Jutze fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to second.
Top 3 Chaney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Griffey is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jutze hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores. May moves to second.
Bottom 1 May takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.