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June 22, 1968

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Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 6 11 0
Astros 3 7 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 6 11 0
Astros 3 8 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .247
OBP .333 .344
At Bats 3 190
Hits 1 47
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 14

Gary Wagner Season Stats

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Astrodome - June 22, 1968
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Double
Gary Wagner
Clay Dalrymple
Bill White
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Roberto Pena
Dick Allen
Tony Gonzalez
Johnny Callison
Denis Menke
Rusty Staub
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Menke hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Menke reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. Taylor scores. Dalrymple goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Dalrymple is hit by the pitch. Taylor moves to second.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Allen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gary Wagner now pitching. Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 7 John Briggs pinch hits for Chris Short. Briggs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Giusti, and towards Menke, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pena scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Pena moves to second.
Top 5 Short strikes out.
Top 5 Jim Wynn now playing center field. Dick Simpson now playing right field. Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Giusti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bateman scores.
Bottom 4 Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Menke scores.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Taylor. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive in front of the plate. Bateman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Short is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Giusti hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bateman takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Short covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Allen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.