Giants @ Astros
September 22, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 10 1
Astros 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 10 1
Astros 1 6 1

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .255
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 451
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 0 42

Juan Marichal Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 11 0
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Astrodome - September 22, 1971
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Strikeout
Juan Marichal
Fran Healy
Willie McCovey
Tito Fuentes
Hal Lanier
Chris Speier
Ken Henderson
Willie Mays
Bobby Bonds
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 3 10 1 15
Houston Astros 1 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Juan Marichal
Losing Pitcher Tom Griffin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Bonds
Attendance 11,208
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marichal 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 9 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bill Greif now pitching. Speier strikes out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 8 Rich Chiles pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 8 McCovey strikes out.
Top 8 Skip Guinn now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. Bonds moves to second.
Top 8 Bonds takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fuentes bunts towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Top 8 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Willie Mays now playing center field. Bobby Bonds now playing right field. Ken Henderson now playing left field. Hal Lanier now playing third baseWynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Marichal hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Healy takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second.
Top 7 Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Gallagher moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Gallagher takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metzger. Kingman moves to second.
Top 7 McCovey 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 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marichal fires to first and picks off Morgan.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Fuentes is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Howarth strikes out.
Top 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Marichal hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Healy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Speier moves to third.
Top 6 Speier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Speier reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kingman hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howarth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marichal moves to second.
Top 4 Marichal takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Speier. The throw from Howard and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 4 Healy strikes out.
Top 4 Tom Griffin now pitching. Speier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Howard scores. Martinez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Metzger bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Marty Martinez pinch hits for George Culver. Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gallagher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. McCovey moves to second.
Top 3 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 3 Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wynn strikes out.
Top 2 Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second.
Top 2 Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 George Culver now pitching. Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to second.
Top 1 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howarth scores. Fuentes moves to third.
Top 1 Fuentes takes first base on ball four. Howarth moves to second.
Top 1 Howarth takes first base on ball four.