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July 11, 1968

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Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .250 .336
At Bats 3 250
Hits 0 62
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 25

Ron Willis Season Stats

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1 1 4
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Busch Stadium - July 11, 1968
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Triple
Ron Willis
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Phil Gagliano
Mike Shannon
Dick Schofield
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Bobby Tolan
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood who is chasing the ball. Menke reaches third base with a triple. Miller scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Miller moves to third.
Top 10 Staub is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Torres bunts towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 10 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gagliano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ron Willis now pitching. Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 John Buzhardt now pitching. There goes Cepeda. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Torres applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Danny Coombs now pitching. Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores.
Bottom 8 McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. Brock scores. Flood goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Nelson Briles. Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Phil Gagliano now playing second base. Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Roger Maris pinch hits for Julian Javier. Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. Tolan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tolan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Cepeda reaches second base with a double.
Top 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.
Top 7 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Miller. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag.
Top 7 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Briles hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bateman strikes out.
Top 6 Aspromonte is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Shannon strikes out.
Top 5 Wynn strikes out.
Top 5 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cepeda for the double play.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.
Top 4 Dierker strikes out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tolan bunts towards third. Rader picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Tolan moves to second.
Top 2 Torres hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miller strikes out.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Rader moves to third.
Top 1 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Wynn scores. Menke moves to second.
Top 1 Menke takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second.
Top 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.