Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 59
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, June 16, 1968 (D) at Forbes Field
HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 PIT N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x - 3 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Staub 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 Thomas rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Browne ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Gotay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Adlesh c 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Torres ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Cuellar p 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 30 1 6 1 4 8 24 10 BATTING - HR: Cuellar (1,3rd inning off Blass 0 on 2 out). GDP: Thomas (4,off Blass); Murrell (2,off Blass). Team LOB: 6.
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 Pagan lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 Alou cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clemente rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 2 Mota cf,lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 May c 2 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 Blass p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Face p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 7 3 2 9 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Mazeroski-Patek-Clendenon, Wills-Mazeroski-Clendenon. BATTING - 2B: Wills (4,off Cuellar); Pagan (4,off Cuellar). 3B: Clemente (7,off Cuellar). SH: Pagan (3,off Cuellar). IBB: Clemente (8,by Cuellar). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar L(3-3) 8 7 3 3 2 9 0 31 IBB: Cuellar (3,Clemente).
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blass W(3-2) 8 6 1 1 2 5 1 29 Walker 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 Face SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 8 1 34 Blass faced 1 batter in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Walker 1-0; Face 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:19 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Murrell lf Wills 3b 2. Wynn cf Pagan lf 3. Staub 1b Clemente rf 4. Thomas rf Clendenon 1b 5. Aspromonte 3b Mota cf 6. Gotay 2b Mazeroski 2b 7. Adlesh c Patek ss 8. Torres ss May c 9. Cuellar p Blass p ASTROS 1ST: Murrell struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas flied out to center; Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Gotay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Clendenon flied out to center; Mota struck out; Mazeroski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Adlesh grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to left [Torres out at second (left to second)]; Cuellar homered; Murrell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Patek struck out; May struck out; Blass flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; Staub walked; Thomas singled [Staub to second]; Aspromonte struck out; Gotay made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Wills doubled; Pagan doubled [Wills scored]; Clemente singled [Pagan to third]; Clendenon struck out; Mota grounded out (second to first) [Pagan scored, Clemente to second]; Mazeroski flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 5TH: Adlesh flied out to right; Torres flied out to right; Cuellar singled; Murrell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); May walked; May was picked off first (pitcher to first); Blass struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; Staub walked; Thomas grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Wills singled; Pagan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; Clemente was walked intentionally; Clendenon struck out; Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 7TH: Aspromonte flied out to right; Gotay struck out; Adlesh grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek singled to right [Patek out at second (right to second)]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 8TH: Torres singled; Cuellar forced Torres (first to shortstop); Murrell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cuellar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: Blass struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); Pagan singled; Clemente tripled [Pagan scored]; Clendenon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU REPLACED PAGAN (PLAYING CF); MOTA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Wynn singled; WALKER REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Staub struck out; BROWNE BATTED FOR THOMAS; Browne struck out; Aspromonte walked [Wynn to second]; Gotay walked [Wynn to third, Aspromonte to second]; FACE REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Adlesh struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 0 6 Pirates 3 7 0 4
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