Reds @ Astros
August 2, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 1 6 1
Astros 10 16 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 1 6 1
Astros 10 16 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .224
OBP .667 .324
At Bats 2 268
Hits 1 60
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 39
RBI’s 1 25

Don Wilson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 0
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Astrodome - August 2, 1972
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Strikeout
Don Wilson
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Denis Menke
Cesar Geronimo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 6 1 6
Houston Astros 10 16 0 9
Winning Pitcher Don Wilson
Losing Pitcher Gary Nolan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cesar Cedeno
Attendance 31,838
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Geronimo moves to second.
Top 9 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Metzger goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second.
Top 8 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Jim McGlothlin. Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke juggles the ball. That's an error on Menke.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards 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 7 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 6 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Helms is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Edwards moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. Watson scores. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jim McGlothlin now pitching. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Bottom 5 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Nolan strikes out.
Top 5 Chaney hits a popup into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 4 Edwards 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 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. May reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rose strikes out.
Top 3 Nolan bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Chaney moves to second.
Top 3 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 2 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Metzger 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 1 Wilson fires to first and picks off Tolan.
Top 1 Tolan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.