Cincinnati Reds 17, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 16
Played on Monday, April 29, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 1 1 2 6 1 1 2 0 3 - 17 22 0 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 2
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 6 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 A. Johnson lf 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 Pinson cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 Perez 3b 5 2 2 5 0 1 2 1 May 1b 6 0 3 3 0 2 7 0 Bench c 5 2 3 2 1 0 5 0 Helms 2b 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 Cardenas ss 6 2 3 0 0 1 4 3 Maloney p 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 48 17 22 17 2 5 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Helms-Cardenas-May, Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: A. Johnson (3,off Ray); Cardenas (3,off Dukes); Bench (5,off Wilson); Helms (3,off Wilson). 3B: Perez (1,off Coombs). HR: Bench (1,2nd inning off Ray 0 on 0 out); Perez (4,6th inning off Dukes 0 on 0 out). SF: Pinson (3,off Ray); A. Johnson (1,off Coombs); Perez (2,off Wilson). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 Menke 2b,ss 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 Wynn lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Staub 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 King c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 34 2 10 2 4 4 27 9 FIELDING - E: Menke (1), Miller (1). BATTING - SF: Staub (1,off Maloney). GDP: Aspromonte (4,off Maloney). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Maloney W(2-0) 5 6 1 1 2 4 0 22 Lee SV(1) 4 4 1 1 2 0 0 17 Totals 9 10 2 2 4 4 0 39
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray L(0-1) 3 6 7 6 1 3 1 17 Coombs 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 7 Dukes 2.2 7 4 4 1 1 1 17 Wilson 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 12 Totals 9 22 17 16 2 5 2 53 Ray faced 3 batters in the 4th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 3-3; Dukes 2-0; Wilson 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Frank Secory Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 10509 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose rf Davis cf 2. A. Johnson lf Menke 2b 3. Pinson cf Wynn lf 4. Perez 3b Staub 1b 5. May 1b Miller rf 6. Bench c Aspromonte 3b 7. Helms 2b Bateman c 8. Cardenas ss Torres ss 9. Maloney p Ray p REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; A. Johnson reached on an error by Miller [Rose to third, A. Johnson to second]; Pinson popped to third; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Rose scored (unearned), A. Johnson to third]; May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis walked; Menke singled to pitcher [Davis to third]; Wynn flied out to right [Menke to second]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [Davis scored, Menke to third]; Miller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Helms grounded out (second to first); Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Maloney flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte singled to left; Bateman struck out; Torres popped to third; Ray singled to right [Aspromonte to second]; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: On a bunt Rose singled to second; A. Johnson doubled to left [Rose scored, A. Johnson to third (on throw to home)]; Pinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [A. Johnson scored]; Perez was called out on strikes; May struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Menke singled to center; Wynn flied out to left; Staub singled to left [Menke to second]; Miller singled to right [Menke to third, Staub to second]; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Bench walked; Helms singled to right [Bench to second]; Cardenas singled to right [Bench to third, Helms to second]; COOMBS REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Maloney forced Bench (second to catcher) [Helms to third, Cardenas to second]; Rose singled to center [Helms scored, Cardenas scored, Maloney to third]; A. Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Maloney scored]; Pinson singled to second [Rose to second]; Perez tripled to right [Rose scored, Pinson scored]; May singled to right [Perez scored]; Bench singled to center [May to second]; DUKES REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Helms struck out; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Bateman popped to shortstop; Torres popped to catcher in foul territory; Dukes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Cardenas doubled to center; Maloney grounded out (second to first) [Cardenas to third]; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Cardenas scored]; A. Johnson reached on an error by Menke [A. Johnson to first]; Pinson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Davis walked; Menke popped to third; Wynn flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Perez homered; May singled to left; Bench forced May (first to shortstop); Helms flied out to right; Cardenas singled to third [Bench to second]; Maloney lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 12, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: LEE REPLACED MALONEY (PITCHING); Miller grounded out (third to first); Aspromonte flied out to right; Bateman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 12, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Rose singled to center; A. Johnson walked [Rose to second]; Pinson singled to third [Rose to third, A. Johnson to second]; Perez flied out to right; May singled to left [Rose scored, A. Johnson scored, Pinson to second]; WILSON REPLACED BATEMAN (PITCHING); KING REPLACED DUKES (PLAYING C ); Bench flied out to center; Helms flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 14, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Torres singled to left; King popped to shortstop; Davis forced Torres (second to shortstop); Menke walked [Davis to second]; Wynn singled to left [Davis scored, Menke to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 14, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 14, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Miller flied out to left; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson walked; Torres forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 14, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: GOTAY REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING 2B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); A. Johnson singled to pitcher; Pinson singled to right [A. Johnson to third, Pinson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [A. Johnson scored, Pinson to third]; May flied out to right; Bench doubled to center [Pinson scored]; Helms doubled to left [Bench scored]; Cardenas struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 17, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: King singled to center; Davis lined into a double play (second to first) [King out at first]; Menke singled to left; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 17, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 17 22 0 9 Astros 2 10 2 10
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