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August 4, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 16 0
Astros 3 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 16 0
Astros 3 4 2

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .390
At Bats 3 373
Hits 1 110
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 0 72

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 9 1
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Astrodome - August 4, 1969
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Strikeout
Fergie Jenkins
Randy Hundley
Willie Smith
Glenn Beckert
Paul Popovich
Don Kessinger
Don Young
Jim Qualls
Jim Hickman
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 9 16 0 13
Houston Astros 3 4 2 2
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Tom Griffin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Williams
Attendance 31,722
Time of Game 2 hours 36 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 Blefary strikes out.
Bottom 9 Don Young now playing left field. Wynn strikes out.
Top 9 Don Young pinch runs for Billy Williams. Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Top 9 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Skip Guinn now pitching. Jenkins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 8 Valdespino hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Willie Smith now playing first base. Gary Geiger pinch hits for Wade Blasingame. Geiger is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Qualls strikes out.
Top 8 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. Banks tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Williams moves to third.
Top 8 Popovich bunts between the mound and first base. Blasingame scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Popovich for the out. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 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.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Hickman is chasing the ball. Rader rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run..
Bottom 7 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 7 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 7 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Beckert is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to third. Qualls moves to second.
Top 7 Jenkins strikes out.
Top 7 Qualls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second.
Top 7 Hickman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marty Martinez pinch hits for Dooley Womack. Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Popovich for the out. Beckert moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Valdespino chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Morgan. Morgan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Morgan. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 6 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. Menke reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Qualls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Blefary strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Popovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beckert moves to second.
Top 4 Dooley Womack now pitching. Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger tags and scores.
Top 4 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jenkins scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jenkins moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Jenkins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Jenkins reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Qualls hits a line drive towards first. Blefary reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a popup towards third. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hickman strikes out.
Top 3 Hundley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. Beckert scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Banks strikes out.
Top 3 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jenkins hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Qualls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Paul Popovich now playing third base. Valdespino is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hundley is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Paul Popovich pinch runs for Ron Santo. Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Santo is hit by the pitch. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Kessinger scores.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 1 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.