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May 18, 1970

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Bottom 7 R H E
Cardinals 0 3 1
Astros 6 12 0
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Cardinals 0 3 1
Astros 6 12 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .345
OBP .333 .402
At Bats 3 142
Hits 1 49
• Singles 1 37
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 30

Jerry Johnson Season Stats

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2 0 1
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Astrodome - May 18, 1970
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Out
Jerry Johnson
Joe Torre
Dick Allen
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Milt Ramirez
Joe Hague
Jose Cardenal
Leron Lee
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Milt Ramirez now playing shortstop. Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Davalillo strikes out.
Top 7 Shannon strikes out.
Top 7 Hague takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jerry Johnson now pitching. Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Hague settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Dierker scores. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Martinez scores. Edwards moves to third. Dierker moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martinez moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 6 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field. Lee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lee. Pepitone moves to second.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Allen strikes out.
Top 6 Lee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Lee reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gibson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hague. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Pepitone scores. There goes Martinez trying to get to home. Hague throws the ball in to Maxvill who relays the ball to Torre, who tags Martinez, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 4 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke scores. Pepitone moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke moves to third. Pepitone moves to second.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lee 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 3 Javier hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second.
Top 3 Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Dierker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hague hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Pepitone is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hague. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Menke, and towards Morgan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.