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August 30, 1968

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Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .500 .331
At Bats 2 420
Hits 1 105
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 0 46

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 12 0
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Wrigley Field - August 30, 1968
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Home Run
Fergie Jenkins
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Denis Menke
John Bateman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Herrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dierker strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dierker out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Beckert. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Beckert steals second.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to second.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dierker strikes out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Staub.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive towards second base. Herrera makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Herrera. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.
Top 1 Herrera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.