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May 26, 1971

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Astros 8 11 0
Padres 0 1 2
Top 9 R H E
Astros 8 11 0
Padres 0 1 2

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .250 .347
At Bats 2 145
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 29
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 1 12

Bill Laxton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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San Diego Stadium - May 26, 1971
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Walk
Bill Laxton
Fred Kendall
Nate Colbert
Don Mason
Dave Campbell
Enzo Hernandez
Larry Stahl
Cito Gaston
Ollie Brown
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mayberry hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line. Brown races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Alou. The throw to the plate, AND Alou is out, for the double play. Wynn moves to second.
Top 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Morgan scores. Alou moves to third.
Top 9 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stahl. Alou reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third.
Top 9 Bill Laxton now pitching. Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Dick Kelley. Spiezio is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dierker strikes out.
Top 8 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gaston who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. Wynn scores. Mayberry scores. Menke goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Dick Kelley now pitching. Cedeno strikes out.
Top 8 Menke takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to third. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coombs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gaston. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Wynn now playing center field. Cesar Cedeno now playing left field. Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Metzger. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Top 7 Danny Coombs now pitching. Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mason 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 6 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cesar Cedeno now playing center field. Angel Bravo pinch hits for Al Santorini. Bravo hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Santorini covering, for the out.
Top 6 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Campbell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Stahl strikes out.
Top 5 Menke strikes out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chiles moves to second.
Top 5 Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Morgan. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 5 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaston 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 Metzger hits a fly ball, foul, for a double play. Miller tags and scores.
Top 4 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Top 4 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to second.
Top 4 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Santorini 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 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Campbell takes first base on ball four. Stahl moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colbert takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Santorini covering, for the out.
Top 2 There goes Metzger. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Metzger steals second.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santorini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mason 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 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Miller strikes out.
Top 1 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiles for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Metzger scores. Morgan moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Santorini fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Santorini. Metzger moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert fields the ball and throws to Santorini covering. Safe. Metzger moves to second.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mason misplays the ball. That's an error on Mason.