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August 17, 1966

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Braves 4 5 0
Astros 0 1 2
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Braves 5 6 0
Astros 0 1 2

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .248
OBP .500 .355
At Bats 2 303
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 0 38

Dave Giusti Season Stats

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12 9 0
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Astrodome - August 17, 1966
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Single
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Chuck Harrison
Joe Morgan
Bob Aspromonte
Sonny Jackson
Lee Maye
Ron Davis
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Rico Carty
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carty scores. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Jones strikes out.
Top 6 Carty hits a line drive into center field. Davis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Mathews scores. Aaron scores. Torre goes all the way around to score. Carty moves to third.
Top 6 Torre is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Alou scores. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Harrison hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jones 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 5 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Giusti hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jarvis strikes out.
Top 3 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harrison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Jackson. The throw from Torre and he is out, Menke applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mathews 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 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.