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September 5, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 0 4 0
Astros 0 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 0 4 0
Astros 2 6 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .279
OBP .667 .383
At Bats 2 462
Hits 1 129
• Singles 1 95
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 77
RBI’s 0 82

Gaylord Perry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 11 0
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Astrodome - September 5, 1969
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Home Run
Gaylord Perry
Bob Barton
Willie McCovey
Ron Hunt
Jim Davenport
Hal Lanier
Dave Marshall
Bobby Bonds
Ken Henderson
Denis Menke
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 0 4 0 4
Houston Astros 2 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Gaylord Perry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Denis Menke
Attendance 20,162
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out.
Top 9 McCovey hits a popup towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hunt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Hunt reaches second base with a double. Wynn throws the ball in to Rader who tags Hunt trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 9 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonds. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lanier strikes out.
Top 8 Barton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dave Marshall now playing left field. Rader hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Dave Marshall pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart. McCovey hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hunt is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Perry strikes out.
Top 6 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lanier for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Morgan. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Barton hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davenport hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third. Blefary moves to second.
Bottom 4 Blefary takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hart strikes out.
Top 4 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.
Top 3 Perry strikes out.
Top 3 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out.
Top 2 Barton strikes out.
Top 2 Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hunt strikes out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.