Astros @ Cardinals
July 9, 1971

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Top 6 R H E
Astros 2 3 1
Cardinals 5 6 0
Top 6 R H E
Astros 2 3 1
Cardinals 5 6 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .325
At Bats 2 269
Hits 0 67
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 25

Steve Carlton Season Stats

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11 5 0
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Busch Stadium - July 9, 1971
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Out
Steve Carlton
Ted Simmons
Joe Hague
Ted Sizemore
Joe Torre
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Matty Alou
Denis Menke
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Roger Metzger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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Top 6 Watson takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger moves to third.
Top 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second.
Top 6 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hague hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 5 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores.
Bottom 4 Carlton bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive towards third. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hague hits a fly ball towards left. Watson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Watson. Torre scores. Hague moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Torre reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 2 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hague is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple. Brock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rader strikes out.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.
Top 1 Carlton fires to first and picks off Watson.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 1 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.