Cubs @ Reds
May 28, 1973

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 5 9 2
Reds 5 7 0
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Cubs 5 9 2
Reds 5 7 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .204
OBP .333 .423
At Bats 2 98
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 36
RBI’s 0 6

Bob Locker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 4
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Riverfront Stadium - May 28, 1973
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Strikeout
Bob Locker
Randy Hundley
Pat Bourque
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Paul Popovich
Billy Williams
Gene Hiser
Jose Cardenal
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bob Locker now pitching. Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Jim Hickman pinch hits for Larry Gura. Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hundley is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Bourque hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Bourque reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rose is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hall is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Williams strikes out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hiser bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Popovich moves to second.
Top 7 Tom Hall now pitching. Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larry Gura now pitching. Paul Popovich now playing shortstop. Tolan bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bourque takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Nelson fires to first and picks off Cardenal.
Top 6 Roger Nelson now pitching. Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert misplays the ball. That's an error on Beckert. Locklear scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gene Locklear pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Locklear hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Locklear moves to second.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiser for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Williams throws the ball in to Santo who relays the ball to Beckert who tags Geronimo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Perez scores. Menke goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hiser. Perez reaches second base with a double. Bench goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hooton strikes out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Hundley moves to third.
Top 4 Hundley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Hundley reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Bourque hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Billingham is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Williams reaches second base with a double. Hooton scores. Beckert scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Hooton moves to third. Beckert moves to second.
Top 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Hooton moves to second.
Top 3 Hiser strikes out.
Top 3 Hooton bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to third for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second.
Top 3 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Tolan. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Tolan bunts towards first. Bourque fields the ball and throws to Hooton covering. Safe.
Top 2 Bourque hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a line drive towards the mound. Billingham catches it and throws to first to double up Santo.
Top 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert strikes out.
Top 1 Hiser hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.