Astros @ Giants
August 8, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 8 0
Giants 1 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 8 0
Giants 1 6 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .305
OBP .250 .376
At Bats 4 400
Hits 1 122
• Singles 0 93
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 64

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 11
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Candlestick Park - August 8, 1970
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Walk
Don McMahon
Dick Dietz
Willie McCovey
Ron Hunt
Jim Ray Hart
Tito Fuentes
Frank Johnson
Willie Mays
Bobby Bonds
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Miller strikes out.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCovey 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 8 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fuentes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Frank Johnson now playing left field. Ron Hunt now playing second base. Jim Ray Hart now playing third base. Tito FuentMartinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second.
Top 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes misplays the ball. That's an error on Fuentes.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lanier hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dietz for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dietz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 7 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Norm Miller now playing right field. Jesus Alou now playing left field. Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Pitlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Cedeno is chasing the ball. Pitlock rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Blasingame for the double play.
Top 5 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fuentes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pitlock strikes out.
Top 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rader strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Hunt is hit by the pitch. McCovey moves to third. Dietz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Dietz takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke scores. Mayberry scores. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 2 Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 2 Edwards strikes out.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cedeno bunts towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to third.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Fuentes. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Menke applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Fuentes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bonds strikes out.
Top 1 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hart throws the ball in to Fuentes who tags Wynn, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Morgan scores.
Top 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.