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September 12, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 12 1
Astros 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 12 1
Astros 3 5 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .309
OBP .667 .393
At Bats 3 505
Hits 2 156
• Singles 1 116
• Doubles 1 24
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 71
RBI’s 0 82

Pat Jarvis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 12 0
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Astrodome - September 12, 1970
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Out
Pat Jarvis
Bob Didier
Orlando Cepeda
Gil Garrido
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Oscar Brown
Mike Lum
Hank Aaron
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 5 12 1 6
Houston Astros 3 5 0 2
Winning Pitcher Pat Jarvis
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Orlando Cepeda
Attendance 9,821
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lampard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Jarvis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 9 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jarvis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Jarvis reaches second base with a double. Didier scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Didier moves to second.
Top 9 Didier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 George Culver now pitching. Garrido hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oscar Brown now playing left field. Clete Boyer now playing third base. Norm Miller pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Miller hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Evans 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 Oscar Brown pinch runs for Rico Carty. Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Top 8 Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jarvis fires to first and picks off Cedeno.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jarvis strikes out.
Top 7 Keith Lampard now playing left field. Didier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Evans is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 5 Forsch bunts towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 5 Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Jarvis is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Top 3 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Aaron scores.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Jackson moves to third.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 2 Jarvis fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jarvis. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Menke scores.
Bottom 2 Rader is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lum is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jarvis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Didier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garrido is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Carty strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.