Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Regular Season Game 17
Played on Tuesday, April 30, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 8 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 A. Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pinson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Perez 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 May 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Arrigo p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 25 0 2 0 3 7 24 12 FIELDING - E: Perez (4). BATTING - GDP: May (2,off Dierker); Arrigo 2 (2,off Dierker 2); A. Johnson (4,off Dierker). Team LOB: 1.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 Menke ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 6 Wynn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Staub 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 Murrell rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 King ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Gotay 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 Bateman c 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Miller pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Totals 30 3 8 3 3 7 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 5. Menke-Gotay-Staub, Dierker-Menke-Gotay, Menke-Gotay-Staub, Dierker-Menke-Gotay, Murrell-Staub. E: Gotay (1). BATTING - 2B: Menke (1,off Arrigo); Davis (2,off Arrigo). IBB: Bateman (2,by Arrigo); Staub (2,by Abernathy). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Arrigo L(1-1) 7.1 6 3 3 2 7 0 29 Abernathy 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 8 8 3 3 3 7 0 33 IBB: Arrigo (1,Bateman); Abernathy (2,Staub). Inherited Runners - Scored: Abernathy 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(2-3) 9 2 0 0 3 7 0 28 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 7870 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose rf Davis cf 2. A. Johnson lf Menke ss 3. Pinson cf Wynn lf 4. Perez 3b Rader 3b 5. May 1b Staub 1b 6. Bench c Murrell rf 7. Helms 2b Gotay 2b 8. Cardenas ss Bateman c 9. Arrigo p Dierker p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); A. Johnson was called out on strikes; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis walked; Menke doubled to left [Davis out at home (center to third to catcher)]; Wynn flied out to center [Menke to third]; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez walked; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub flied out to center; Murrell struck out; Gotay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas walked; On a bunt Arrigo grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bateman grounded out (third to first); Dierker struck out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Rose singled to center; A. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at second]; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Menke flied out to left; Wynn flied out to center; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Perez popped to second; May grounded out (third to first); Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Staub lined to shortstop; Murrell struck out; Gotay singled to third [Gotay to second (error by Perez)]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Helms was called out on strikes; Cardenas reached on an error by Gotay [Cardenas to first]; On a bunt Arrigo grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Davis singled to left; On a bunt Menke forced Davis (catcher to shortstop); Wynn grounded out (catcher to first) [Menke to second]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Rose walked; JONES BATTED FOR A. JOHNSON; Jones popped to first; Pinson hit into a double play (right to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Murrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gotay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: Perez singled to left; May struck out; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez to second]; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Bateman singled to right; MILLER RAN FOR BATEMAN; On a bunt Dierker struck out; Davis doubled to left [Miller to third]; Menke singled to third [Miller scored, Davis stayed at second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED ARRIGO (PITCHING); Wynn singled to left [Davis scored, Menke to second]; Rader singled to center [Menke scored, Wynn out at third (center to first to second), Rader to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; KING BATTED FOR MURRELL; King grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: KING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cardenas struck out; RUIZ BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Ruiz struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 0 2 1 1 Astros 3 8 1 6
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