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September 15, 1971

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Braves	1	1	1
Astros	1	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Braves	1	1	1
Astros	1	1	0

Denis Menke Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.257
OBP	.000	.336
At Bats	0	428
Hits	0	110
• Singles	0	81
• Doubles	0	25
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	52
RBI’s	0	39

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	12	2

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Astrodome - September 15, 1971

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Phil Niekro

Earl Williams

Hank Aaron

Felix Millan

Darrell Evans

Marty Perez

Ralph Garr

Sonny Jackson

Mike Lum

Denis Menke

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Perez is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lum scores. Evans moves to third.

Top 2 Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Evans reaches second base with a double. Lum moves to third.

Top 2 Lum takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.

Bottom 1 Mayberry is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. Morgan moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Cedeno bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to third. Morgan moves to second.

Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.

Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez.

Top 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out.

Top 1 Millan hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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