Expos @ Astros
July 21, 1971

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Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .244
OBP .333 .317
At Bats 3 303
Hits 1 74
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 27

Steve Renko Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 0
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Astrodome - July 21, 1971
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Out
Steve Renko
John Boccabella
Ron Fairly
Gary Sutherland
Coco Laboy
Ron Brand
Jim Fairey
Boots Day
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ron Brand now playing shortstop. Coco Laboy now playing third base. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ron Brand pinch runs for Dave McDonald. Renko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave McDonald pinch hits for Bobby Wine. McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Bailey scores. Fairey scores. Boccabella moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Boccabella takes first base on ball four. Bailey moves to third. Fairey moves to second.
Top 9 Fairey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Top 9 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Fairly 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 Fred Gladding now pitching. Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metzger tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Boccabella for a passed ball. Metzger moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Rich Chiles. Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rich Chiles pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Chiles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Day. Chiles reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Day 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 8 Sutherland 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 8 Renko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Day. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Wine hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fairey hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bailey tags and scores.
Top 7 Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Bailey reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Wynn, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Wynn steals home. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Renko fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Renko. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Day. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 Day takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gary Sutherland now playing second base. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Renko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wine scores.
Top 5 Wine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Wine reaches second base with a double. Boccabella scores.
Top 5 Boccabella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Boccabella reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Fairey 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 Bailey 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 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Boccabella and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out.
Top 4 Staub 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 4 Day hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Renko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wine strikes out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boccabella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Fairly moves to second.
Top 2 Fairly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Day hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.