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September 21, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 6 0
Astros 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 6 0
Astros 0 4 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .244
OBP .667 .326
At Bats 2 480
Hits 1 117
• Singles 1 86
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 55
RBI’s 0 50

Jim Maloney Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 10 0
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Astrodome - September 21, 1968
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Walk
Jim Maloney
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Chico Ruiz
Tony Perez
Leo Cardenas
Alex Johnson
Vada Pinson
Pete Rose
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 McFadden strikes out.
Top 9 Maloney strikes out.
Top 9 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruiz moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Ruiz. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Ruiz steals second.
Top 9 Ruiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Ray now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Herrera strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Don Wilson. Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 8 Adlesh strikes out.
Bottom 8 Colbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Colbert reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bench strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Johnson. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Johnson steals third.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Cardenas scores. Rose scores. Pinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub juggles the ball. That's an error on Staub. Ruiz scores. Cardenas moves to third. Rose moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Rose takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 8 Maloney hits a fly ball into center field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruiz moves to third.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruiz moves to second.
Top 8 Ruiz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ruiz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adlesh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pinson strikes out.
Top 6 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adlesh strikes out.
Bottom 5 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maloney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ruiz strikes out.
Top 5 May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn strikes out.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Herrera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rose strikes out.
Top 3 Maloney strikes out.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ruiz hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte catches it and steps on third to double up Perez.
Top 2 May strikes out. Adlesh drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws May out. There goes Perez. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second.
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bench strikes out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.