Astros @ Cubs
August 20, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 9 0
Cubs 3 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 9 0
Cubs 3 6 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .260
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 0 384
Hits 0 100
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 37

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1971
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Out
Fergie Jenkins
Chris Cannizzaro
Joe Pepitone
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Cleo James
Johnny Callison
Denis Menke
Cesar Geronimo
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 9 0 7
Chicago Cubs 3 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Ron Cook
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Callison
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 59 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Johnny Edwards. Denis Menke pinch hits for Jim Ray. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Menke for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader moves to third.
Top 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Chiles strikes out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ray covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cannizzaro hits a popup towards third. Rader catches it and throws to second to double up James.
Bottom 7 Jim Ray now pitching. James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. James reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Wynn trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Kessinger who relays the ball to Cannizzaro who tags Wynn who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 7 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ron Cook. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 6 Rader 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 6 Chiles strikes out.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cook fields it and throws to third for the out. Jenkins moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jenkins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Metzger 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 5 Cook hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cook for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 James hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cook fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Jenkins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cook hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Edwards 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 2 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rader hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. Morgan moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.