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June 4, 1968

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Cardinals 3 13 1
Astros 2 10 1
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Cardinals 3 13 1
Astros 2 10 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .282
OBP 1.000 .371
At Bats 2 149
Hits 2 42
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 1 14

Ron Willis Season Stats

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0 1 2
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Astrodome - June 4, 1968
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Ron Willis
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Denis Menke
Ron Davis
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Roger Maris now playing right field. Ron Willis now pitching. Ron Brand pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Brand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 9 There goes Brock. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 9 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Roger Maris pinch hits for Steve Carlton. Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte bunts towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McCarver hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Buzhardt now pitching. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Davis scores. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Byron Browne pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Browne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Adlesh hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Flood reaches second base with a double. Javier moves to third.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Cuellar's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill scores.
Top 7 Carlton bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 7 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gotay is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Simpson. The throw from Adlesh and he is out, Menke applying the tag.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Staub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 4 Adlesh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Shannon scores.
Top 4 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shannon moves to third.
Top 4 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to third.
Top 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to home to get Carlton. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carlton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Carlton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 2 Adlesh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 2 Simpson strikes out.
Top 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Shannon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Menke bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock is called out on strikes.