Braves @ Cardinals
August 31, 1966

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Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	3	1
Cardinals	2	3	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	3	1
Cardinals	2	3	0

Denis Menke Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.244
OBP	.000	.347
At Bats	0	344
Hits	0	84
• Singles	0	54
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	10
Walks	0	53
RBI’s	0	41

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
17	10	0

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Busch Stadium - August 31, 1966

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Bob Gibson

Tim McCarver

Orlando Cepeda

Jerry Buchek

Charley Smith

Dal Maxvill

Lou Brock

Curt Flood

Mike Shannon

Denis Menke

Mack Jones

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Menke bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. Jones moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 There goes Jones. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Jones steals second.

Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Shannon moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Shannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third.

Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Brock scores. Cepeda moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Brock reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Carty is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Torre hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Aaron strikes out.

Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Smith, and towards Maxvill, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

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