Astros @ Cardinals
August 26, 1969

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 4 0
Cardinals 1 2 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 4 0
Cardinals 1 2 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .386
At Bats 3 434
Hits 0 124
• Singles 0 90
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 72
RBI’s 0 80

Nelson Briles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 0
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Busch Stadium - August 26, 1969
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Out
Nelson Briles
Tim McCarver
Joe Torre
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Vada Pinson
Denis Menke
Norm Miller
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 4 0 6
St. Louis Cardinals 1 2 0 1
Winning Pitcher Nelson Briles
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Julian Javier
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Top 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 8 Javier hits a popup towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Bouton now pitching. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bouton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Larry Dierker. Valdespino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Pinson 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 7 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Briles hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wynn strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Morgan. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Briles, and towards Javier, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dierker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shannon hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver strikes out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Miller for the double play.
Top 4 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood 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 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground for a single.
Bottom 3 Briles strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill 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 3 Javier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCarver 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 2 Torre strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards strikes out.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary moves to second.
Top 2 Menke hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan strikes out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.