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May 16, 1970

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Top 8 R H E
Astros 7 13 0
Padres 2 6 1
Top 8 R H E
Astros 7 14 0
Padres 2 6 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .341
OBP .000 .397
At Bats 4 135
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 30

Gary Ross Season Stats

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1 3 0
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San Diego Stadium - May 16, 1970
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Single
Gary Ross
Bob Barton
Nate Colbert
Dave Campbell
Van Kelly
Steve Huntz
Al Ferrara
Ivan Murrell
Ollie Brown
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Davis strikes out.
Top 8 Gary Ross now pitching. Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Campbell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barton scores.
Bottom 7 Ramon Webster pinch hits for Pat Dobson. Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barton moves to third.
Bottom 7 Barton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Barton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Huntz hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Billingham moves to second.
Top 7 Billingham takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murrell who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelly fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Davis reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Wynn moves to third.
Top 6 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third.
Top 6 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Huntz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Billingham strikes out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Van Kelly now playing third base. Steve Huntz now playing shortstop. Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murrell hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jack Billingham now pitching. Campbell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Van Kelly pinch hits for Tommy Dean. Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dobson bunts towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Barton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Barton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Huntz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Huntz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dean fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Alou moves to third.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morgan hits a popup towards the mound. Dobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Colbert reaches second base with a double. Ferrara goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and has Campbell trapped. There's the throw to Rader and over to Morgan, who tags Campbell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Campbell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Campbell reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Wilson strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dobson hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Barton hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huntz fields it and throws to second for the out. Wynn scores.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Wynn moves to third.
Top 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 3 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Huntz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Huntz for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colbert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ferrara hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dean scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Pepitone. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Pepitone steals second.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Davis. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huntz juggles the ball. That's an error on Huntz.
Bottom 1 Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from Barton and he is out, Campbell applying the tag.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.