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August 3, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 2 4 0
Astros 1 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 2 4 0
Astros 1 7 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 2 331
Hits 0 82
• Singles 0 59
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 0 33

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 11 1
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Astrodome - August 3, 1968
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Out
Chris Short
Mike Ryan
Bill White
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Gary Sutherland
Dick Allen
Don Lock
Johnny Callison
Denis Menke
Rusty Staub

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 2 4 0 3
Houston Astros 1 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Chris Short
Losing Pitcher Mike Cuellar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Callison
Attendance 19,185
Time of Game 1 hour 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dave Adlesh pinch hits for Norm Miller. Adlesh strikes out.
Bottom 9 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Torres hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Allen throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Torres, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 9 Lock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Allen strikes out.
Top 9 Pat House now pitching. Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Julio Gotay pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aspromonte scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aspromonte moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ryan strikes out.
Top 7 Sutherland takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lock moves to second.
Top 7 Lock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Simpson. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Sutherland applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ryan fires to second and picks off Cuellar for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Cuellar moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cuellar bunts towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Short covering. Safe.
Top 6 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards third. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ryan strikes out.
Top 5 Sutherland hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a popup towards the mound. Short settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Norm Miller now playing right field. Bob Aspromonte now playing left field. Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cuellar hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a line drive towards the mound. Short reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Callison hits a line drive towards first. Staub catches it and steps on first to double up Rojas.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. Taylor moves to third.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wynn strikes out.
Top 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Sutherland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a line drive into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Callison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.