Pirates @ Astros
June 15, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 7 1
Astros 0 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 7 1
Astros 0 5 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .245
OBP .667 .327
At Bats 3 188
Hits 2 46
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 17

Steve Blass Season Stats

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6 3 0
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Astrodome - June 15, 1971
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Strikeout
Steve Blass
Manny Sanguillen
Vic Davalillo
Dave Cash
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Alley hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Hebner moves to third.
Top 9 Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Stargell moves to third.
Top 9 Stargell is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Denny Lemaster now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Davalillo moves to second.
Top 9 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gene Alley now playing shortstop. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davalillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Top 8 Cash 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 8 Clines is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 8 Gene Clines pinch runs for Charlie Sands. Blass bunts towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to second.
Top 8 George Culver now pitching. Charlie Sands pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez. Sands hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 John Mayberry pinch hits for Larry Dierker. Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Metzger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn strikes out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Hebner strikes out.
Top 7 Stargell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a line drive towards third. Hebner catches it and throws to second to double up Cedeno.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez.
Top 6 Clemente 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 6 Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davalillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blass hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davalillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Top 4 Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clemente 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 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blass 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 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hebner strikes out.
Top 1 Stargell takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davalillo for the out. Cash moves to second.
Top 1 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.