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July 17, 1972

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Top 4 R H E
Reds 0 5 0
Cubs 0 1 0
Top 4 R H E
Reds 1 5 0
Cubs 0 1 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .231
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 1 229
Hits 0 53
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 22

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Wrigley Field - July 17, 1972
Out
Rick Reuschel
Randy Hundley
Joe Pepitone
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Bobby Tolan
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tolan tags and scores. Bench tags and moves to third.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bench reaches second base with a double. Tolan moves to third.
Top 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Morgan trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chaney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuschel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simpson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Chaney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Geronimo. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 3 Geronimo bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench fires to third and picks off Monday.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Monday reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.