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July 31, 1969

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Top 8 R H E
Astros 2 5 0
Mets 0 4 1
Top 8 R H E
Astros 2 5 0
Mets 0 4 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .393
At Bats 3 352
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 0 69

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 5
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Shea Stadium - July 31, 1969
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Out
Tug McGraw
Jerry Grote
Ed Kranepool
Wayne Garrett
Bobby Pfeil
Bud Harrelson
Ron Swoboda
Tommie Agee
Rod Gaspar
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Norm Miller
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to second.
Top 8 Tug McGraw now pitching. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Harrelson 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 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Grote strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gaspar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Agee moves to second.
Bottom 6 Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Agee bunts towards the mound. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Pfeil hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader strikes out.
Top 6 Blefary hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Gaspar chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Grote fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Grote. Menke goes all the way around to score. Blefary moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Seaver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffin is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaspar hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Garrett moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Garrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Garrett reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pfeil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Agee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Pfeil strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Harrelson. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Harrelson steals second.
Bottom 3 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Seaver strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pfeil fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pfeil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaspar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Swoboda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blefary hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Agee hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pfeil hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Miller takes first base on ball four.