Astros @ Dodgers
May 15, 1974

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 0
Dodgers 10 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 0
Dodgers 10 11 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .118
OBP .000 .238
At Bats 2 17
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Doug Rau Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Dodger Stadium - May 15, 1974
Out
Doug Rau
Joe Ferguson
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Rick Auerbach
Bill Buckner
Tom Paciorek
Willie Crawford
Denis Menke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 6 0 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 11 1 6
Winning Pitcher Doug Rau
Losing Pitcher Doug Konieczny
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Russell
Attendance 33,018
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Fred Scherman. Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Tom Paciorek now playing center field. Brown hits a line drive into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Crawford. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Crawford steals second.
Bottom 7 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garvey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Buckner bunts towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fred Scherman now pitching. Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mike Easler pinch hits for Mike Nagy. Easler strikes out.
Top 6 Brown strikes out.
Top 6 Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buckner. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rau strikes out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Crawford strikes out.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mike Nagy now pitching. Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Denis Menke pinch hits for Doug Konieczny. Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Watson pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. Johnson scores. Rader moves to second.
Top 4 Brown is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buckner who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Rau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crawford scores. Cey scores. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to home to get Wynn. Crawford moves to third. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cey takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to third. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 3 Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to third.
Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rau moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rau takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. The throw from Johnson to Rader. The throw back to home, and Russell is out at the plate.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Cey scores. Ferguson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Konieczny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 2 Brown strikes out.
Top 2 Rader is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Buckner strikes out. Johnson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buckner out.
Bottom 1 Lopes is called out on strikes.
Top 1 May hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Gross moves to third.
Top 1 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second.
Top 1 Gross takes first base on ball four.