Astros @ Reds
September 21, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 4 1
Reds 2 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 4 1
Reds 2 9 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .306
OBP .333 .394
At Bats 2 533
Hits 0 163
• Singles 0 120
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 78
RBI’s 0 88

Wayne Granger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 33
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Riverfront Stadium - September 21, 1970
Out
Wayne Granger
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Woody Woodward
Dave Concepcion
Ty Cline
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 4 1 5
Cincinnati Reds 2 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Don Gullett
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save Wayne Granger
Game Winning RBI Bobby Tolan
Attendance 10,659
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Watson strikes out.
Top 9 Woody Woodward now playing third base. Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Woody Woodward pinch runs for Tony Perez. May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Rose scores. Woodward moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Perez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cline bunts towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Morgan now playing second base. Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Fred Gladding now pitching. Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 8 Keith Lampard pinch hits for Jim Ray. Lampard strikes out.
Top 8 Wayne Granger now pitching. Joe Morgan pinch hits for Hector Torres. Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Tolan hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Clay Carroll. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Howard strikes out.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Miller strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clay Carroll now pitching. Ray strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cline hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Tolan. The throw from Howard and he is out, Torres applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torres strikes out.
Top 5 Howard strikes out.
Top 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ray, and towards Menke, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Menke. The throw from Bench and he is out, Helms applying the tag.
Top 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ty Cline now playing left field. Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Jim Ray now pitching. Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Ray covering, for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Forsch strikes out.
Top 3 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Tolan trying to get to home. Cedeno throws the ball in to Howard who tags Tolan who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 2 Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Tolan reaches second base with a double. Helms scores.
Bottom 2 Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carbo moves to third. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Miller hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.