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August 23, 1971

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Cardinals 3 6 0
Astros 2 6 1
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Cardinals 3 6 0
Astros 2 6 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .342
At Bats 3 389
Hits 1 101
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 1 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 37

Bob Gibson Season Stats

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11 11 0
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Astrodome - August 23, 1971
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Strikeout
Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Bob Burda
Ted Sizemore
Joe Torre
Ted Kubiak
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Matty Alou
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bob Burda now playing first base. Matty Alou now playing right field. Ted Sizemore now playing second base. Ted Kubiak now playing shortstop. Menke is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brock is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Kubiak moves to third. Burda moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Bob Burda pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Burda takes first base on ball four. Kubiak moves to second.
Top 9 Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Cruz moves to third.
Top 9 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Morgan. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brock 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 7 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gibson strikes out.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Kubiak moves to second.
Top 7 Kubiak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan scores.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Morgan reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Torre reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Top 6 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 6 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson bunts towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 5 Gibson strikes out.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kubiak hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons 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 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak 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. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gibson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hiatt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sizemore. Menke reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kubiak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock takes first base on ball four.