Astros @ Reds
June 24, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 10 2
Reds 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 10 2
Reds 1 7 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .233
OBP .667 .340
At Bats 3 159
Hits 2 37
• Singles 2 27
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 15

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Riverfront Stadium - June 24, 1972
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Strikeout
Larry Dierker
Larry Howard
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 10 2 6
Cincinnati Reds 1 7 0 6
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Jack Billingham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Wynn
Attendance 31,907
Time of Game 1 hour 59 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hague hits a popup in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Perez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Bench strikes out.
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to second.
Top 9 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hal McRae now playing center field. Clay Carroll now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hal McRae pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Cedeno 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 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Tolan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pedro Borbon now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Uhlaender hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Metzger goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third.
Top 5 Dierker bunts towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Top 5 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hague is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a popup into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. Billingham moves to second.
Bottom 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms.
Top 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger 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 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Bottom 2 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hague for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Dierker fires to first and has Tolan trapped. There's the throw to Helms who tags Tolan for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Rose 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 1 Watson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 May hits a fly ball into right field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.