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May 26, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 5 11 0
Astros 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 5 11 0
Astros 0 5 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .279
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 122
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 10

Don Drysdale Season Stats

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4 3 0
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Astrodome - May 26, 1968
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Single
Don Drysdale
Tom Haller
Wes Parker
Paul Popovich
Bob Bailey
Zoilo Versalles
Jim Fairey
Willie Davis
Ron Fairly
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 9 Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drysdale scores. Davis moves to second.
Top 9 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Popovich scores. Drysdale moves to third.
Top 9 Parker bunts towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out. Popovich moves to third. Drysdale moves to second.
Top 9 Drysdale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Popovich moves to second.
Top 9 John Buzhardt now pitching. Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Watson pinch hits for Jim Ray. Watson hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Fairey now playing left field. Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bailey strikes out.
Top 8 Haller is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Jim Fairey pinch runs for Len Gabrielson. Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Fairey goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Parker strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Ray now pitching. Drysdale hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Popovich takes first base on ball four. Bailey moves to third. Versalles moves to second.
Top 7 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Top 7 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a popup towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to second.
Top 6 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Drysdale hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adlesh hits a fly ball into left field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Popovich strikes out.
Top 5 Versalles hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Haller scores.
Top 5 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Haller moves to third.
Top 5 Haller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Haller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 There goes Wynn. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub strikes out.
Top 4 Fairly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Drysdale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Popovich scores.
Top 3 There goes Popovich. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Popovich steals second.
Top 3 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adlesh strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Fairly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gabrielson strikes out.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Menke who tags Davis trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Parker strikes out.