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June 24, 1968

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Cubs 0 1 0
Astros 2 2 0
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Cubs 0 1 0
Astros 3 3 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 1 195
Hits 0 50
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 18

Rich Nye Season Stats

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4 7 0
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Astrodome - June 24, 1968
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Triple
Rich Nye
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Lou Johnson
Denis Menke
Rusty Staub
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips who is chasing the ball. Menke reaches third base with a triple. Staub goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torres tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Torres moves to third.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nye is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 Santo strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Beckert moves to second.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.