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June 16, 1969

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Astros 2 7 0
Braves 6 13 0
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Astros 2 7 0
Braves 6 13 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .338
OBP .333 .422
At Bats 3 213
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 1 41

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - June 16, 1969
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Bob Didier
Tommie Aaron
Felix Millan
Bob Aspromonte
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Tony Gonzalez
Felipe Alou
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Marty Martinez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke strikes out. Didier drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Menke out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.
Top 8 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Felipe Alou now playing right field. Mike Lum now playing left field. Bryant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Geiger strikes out.
Top 7 Blefary hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Didier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Don Bryant now catching. Bill Henry now pitching. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Lum moves to third. Didier moves to second.
Bottom 6 Didier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Edwards strikes out.
Top 6 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Dooley Womack now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Larry Dierker. Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Didier strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geiger throws the ball in to Martinez who tags Lum trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aspromonte scores.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Geiger hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn strikes out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dierker strikes out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Geiger hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carty scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Carty moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Millan trying to get to third. Valdespino throws the ball in to Rader, who tags Millan for the out.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Menke scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second.
Top 1 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdespino scores.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Didier for a passed ball. Valdespino moves to third.
Top 1 Martinez bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Valdespino moves to second.
Top 1 Valdespino takes first base on ball four.