Astros @ Giants
September 3, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Giants 16 20 2
Top 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Giants 16 20 2

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .259
OBP .500 .339
At Bats 3 410
Hits 1 106
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 51
RBI’s 1 39

Jerry Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 5 15
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Candlestick Park - September 3, 1971
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Strikeout
Jerry Johnson
Dick Dietz
Willie McCovey
Tito Fuentes
Hal Lanier
Frank Duffy
Ken Henderson
Jimmy Rosario
Bobby Bonds
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 10 0 8
San Francisco Giants 16 20 2 9
Winning Pitcher Jim Barr
Losing Pitcher Jim Ray
Save Jerry Johnson
Game Winning RBI Frank Duffy
Attendance 9,120
Time of Game 3 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chiles hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jimmy Rosario now playing center field. Hal Lanier now playing third base. Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCovey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Mays reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Henderson scores. Fuentes goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duffy scores. Johnson moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Denny Lemaster now pitching. Henderson takes first base on ball four. Duffy moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duffy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gallagher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dietz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Bonds hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 8 Buddy Harris now pitching. Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for George Culver. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to third.
Top 8 Jerry Johnson now pitching. Edwards hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gallagher scores. There goes Duffy trying to get to third. Edwards throws to Menke who tags Duffy for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fran Healy pinch hits for Don McMahon. Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to third. Duffy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Duffy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gallagher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rich Chiles now playing left field. Dietz strikes out.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rich Chiles pinch runs for Bob Watson. Menke hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Bottom 6 Mays is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Fuentes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Culver strikes out.
Top 6 Don McMahon now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Jim Barr. Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 George Culver now pitching. Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Dietz scores. Gallagher moves to third. Duffy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gallagher takes first base on ball four. McCovey scores. Bonds moves to third. Dietz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dietz takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to third. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bonds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jim Barr now pitching. Edwards hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second.
Top 5 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Watson strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy.
Top 5 Frank Duffy now playing shortstop. Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marichal hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Speier is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out.
Top 4 Ray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Jim Ray now pitching. Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Dietz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Mays scores.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Fuentes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Marichal strikes out.
Top 3 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Morgan strikes out.
Top 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Speier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third.
Bottom 2 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Bonds reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to third.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second.
Top 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 McCovey 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 1 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Blasingame fires to first and picks off Fuentes.
Bottom 1 Fuentes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan strikes out.
Top 1 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.