Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 41
Played on Sunday, May 26, 1968 (D) at Astrodome
LA N 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 5 11 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parker 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 Davis cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 Gabrielson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Fairey pr,lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Fairly rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Haller c 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Versalles ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 Popovich 2b 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 Drysdale p 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 5 11 4 6 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Versalles-Popovich-Parker, Popovich-Versalles-Parker. BATTING - 2B: Haller (6,off Dierker); Fairly (1,off Ray). SH: Parker (8,off Buzhardt). GDP: Bailey (2,off Dierker); Parker (1,off Dierker); Fairly (4,off Blasingame). IBB: Haller (2,by Ray). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Popovich (1,2nd base off Dierker/Adlesh).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Menke 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 3 Staub 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 Thomas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Wynn lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Adlesh c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 3. Aspromonte-Menke-Staub, Menke-Torres-Staub, Torres-Staub. BATTING - HBP: Aspromonte (1,by Drysdale). GDP: Thomas 2 (2,off Drysdale 2). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (5,2nd base off Drysdale/Haller).
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Drysdale W(5-3) 9 6 0 0 2 6 0 34 WP: Drysdale (3). HBP: Drysdale (4,Aspromonte).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(4-7) 6.1 5 2 2 5 3 0 26 Ray 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 Buzhardt 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 Blasingame 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 11 5 5 6 5 0 40 WP: Dierker (9). IBB: Ray (4,Haller). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 3-0; Blasingame 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 21493 Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros 1. Parker 1b Davis cf 2. Davis cf Menke 2b 3. Gabrielson lf Staub 1b 4. Fairly rf Thomas rf 5. Haller c Wynn lf 6. Bailey 3b Aspromonte 3b 7. Versalles ss Adlesh c 8. Popovich 2b Torres ss 9. Drysdale p Dierker p DODGERS 1ST: Parker struck out; Davis singled to center [Davis out at second (center to second)]; Gabrielson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis singled to left; Menke struck out; Staub singled to center [Davis to third]; Thomas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Fairly walked; Haller forced Fairly (second to shortstop); Bailey grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Haller out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Wynn singled to center; Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Adlesh struck out; Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Versalles grounded out (third to first); Popovich walked; Popovich stole second; Drysdale singled to right [Popovich scored]; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Drysdale out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis struck out; Menke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to center; Gabrielson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub struck out; Thomas grounded out (third to first); Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Aspromonte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Haller doubled to right; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Haller to third]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Haller scored]; Versalles made an out to first; Popovich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Adlesh flied out to left; Torres flied out to center; Dierker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Drysdale made an out to shortstop; Parker walked; Davis singled to right [Parker to second]; Gabrielson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Parker to third, Davis to second]; Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Davis flied out to center; Menke singled to left; Drysdale threw a wild pitch [Menke to second]; Staub popped to first; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 7TH: Haller grounded out (first to pitcher); Bailey walked; Versalles singled to left [Bailey to second]; Popovich walked [Bailey to third, Versalles to second]; RAY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Drysdale popped to third; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn popped to shortstop; Aspromonte flied out to center; Adlesh grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 8TH: Davis flied out to center; Gabrielson singled to center; FAIREY RAN FOR GABRIELSON; Fairly doubled to right [Fairey scored]; Haller was walked intentionally; Bailey struck out; Versalles flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); WATSON BATTED FOR RAY; Watson popped to shortstop; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. DODGERS 9TH: BUZHARDT REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Popovich singled to center; Drysdale singled to left [Popovich to second]; Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Popovich to third, Drysdale to second]; BLASINGAME REPLACED BUZHARDT (PITCHING); Davis singled to right [Popovich scored, Drysdale to third]; Fairey singled to pitcher [Drysdale scored, Davis to second]; Fairly grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fairey out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Menke singled to left; Staub singled to center [Menke to second]; Thomas grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Menke to third, Staub out at second]; Wynn walked; Aspromonte was hit by a pitch [Wynn to second]; Adlesh grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 5 11 0 8 Astros 0 6 0 7
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