Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 7
Regular Season Game 78
Played on Wednesday, July 3, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 9 12 2 HOU N 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 - 7 9 2
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 A. Johnson lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jones cf 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 Perez 3b 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 Bench c 4 2 2 1 1 1 8 1 May 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 8 1 Helms 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 3 Woodward ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Pinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cardenas ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cloninger p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ritchie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pavletich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 9 12 8 5 3 27 14 FIELDING - E: Helms (10), Carroll (1). BATTING - 2B: Helms (20,off Dierker); Bench (20,off Dierker). 3B: Perez (3,off Buzhardt). HR: Perez (9,1st inning off Dierker 1 on 2 out); May (9,6th inning off Dierker 1 on 1 out). GDP: Pavletich (4,off Buzhardt). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Watson lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Torres ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 Staub 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 9 1 Wynn cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 Menke 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 Rader 3b 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 Gotay 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Colbert rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 Thomas rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bateman c 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Dierker p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 7 9 7 7 6 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Menke-Staub. E: Watson 2 (3). BATTING - 2B: Staub (21,off Cloninger). SH: Dierker (8,off Cloninger); Bateman (2,off Ritchie). IBB: Rader (1,by Carroll). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cloninger 4.1 4 6 6 6 1 0 24 Ritchie 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 Carroll 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 9 Abernathy W(5-1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 9 7 7 7 6 0 44 IBB: Carroll (3,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ritchie 3-3. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 5.1 7 6 6 3 2 2 25 Ray 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 Dukes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blasingame 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Buzhardt L(0-2) 1.2 2 3 2 1 0 0 7 Totals 9 12 9 8 5 3 2 42 Ray faced 2 batters in the 8th inning Dukes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning WP: Dierker (12). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 1-0; Dukes 2-0; Blasingame 3-0; Buzhardt 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Vargo Ejections: Doug Rader by Ed Vargo [Interference non-call (Umpire struck by throw)] Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 15133 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose rf Watson lf 2. A. Johnson lf Torres ss 3. Jones cf Staub 1b 4. Perez 3b Wynn cf 5. Bench c Menke 2b 6. May 1b Rader 3b 7. Helms 2b Colbert rf 8. Woodward ss Bateman c 9. Cloninger p Dierker p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to pitcher); A. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones walked; Perez homered [Jones scored]; Bench struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Watson was called out on strikes; Torres flied out to left; Staub doubled to right; Wynn walked; Menke singled to left [Staub scored, Wynn to second]; Rader forced Menke (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: May struck out; Helms grounded out (third to first); Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Colbert grounded out (second to first); Bateman singled to right; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bateman to second]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: Cloninger singled to pitcher; Rose walked [Cloninger to second]; A. Johnson forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Cloninger to third]; Jones walked [A. Johnson to second]; Perez singled to right [Cloninger scored, A. Johnson scored, Jones out at home (right to catcher)]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Torres grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: May flied out to center; Helms doubled to right; Woodward lined to second; Cloninger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Menke popped to second; Rader walked; Colbert forced Rader (shortstop to second); Bateman reached on an error by Helms [Colbert to second, Bateman to first]; Dierker forced Bateman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Johnson flied out to right; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Watson walked; Torres walked [Watson to second]; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn walked [Watson to third, Torres to second]; Menke singled to third [Watson scored, Torres to third, Wynn to second]; Rader walked [Torres scored, Wynn to third, Menke to second]; RITCHIE REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Colbert singled to right [Wynn scored, Menke scored, Rader to third]; Bateman out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Rader scored, Colbert to second]; Dierker singled to center [Colbert scored]; Watson singled to left [Dierker to second]; Torres forced Watson (shortstop to second); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 7. REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Bench doubled to left; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Bench to third]; May homered [Bench scored]; Helms singled to center; RAY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Woodward forced Helms (second to shortstop); WHITFIELD BATTED FOR RITCHIE; Whitfield struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Staub singled to right; On a bunt Wynn singled to third [Staub to second]; Wynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Carroll [Staub to third, Wynn to second]; Menke struck out; Rader was walked intentionally; Colbert struck out; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7. REDS 7TH: Rose lined to shortstop; A. Johnson singled to center; Jones flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: Ray grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7. REDS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED COLBERT (PLAYING RF); Bench walked; May singled to left [Bench to second]; DUKES REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Helms singled to pitcher [Bench to third, May to second]; PINSON BATTED FOR WOODWARD; BLASINGAME REPLACED DUKES (PITCHING); Pinson flied out to right; PAVLETICH BATTED FOR CARROLL; BUZHARDT REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Pavletich grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: CARDENAS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING SS); ABERNATHY REPLACED PAVLETICH (PITCHING); Staub flied out to center; Wynn flied out to center; Menke grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7. REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); A. Johnson popped to first; Jones walked; Perez tripled to right [Jones scored]; Bench singled to left [Perez scored, Bench scored (error by Watson) (error by Watson) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 3B umpire Ed Vargo was struck by the throw from the outfield; the ball caromed off Vargo's leg towards the dugout, allowing Johnny Bench to score; Doug Rader complained that Vargo interfered with the play and that Bench should not be allowed to score; Rader was ejected by Vargo; fans threw trash onto the field and Vargo threatened to forfeit the game if they did not stop; GOTAY REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); May flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 7. ASTROS 9TH: Gotay struck out; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 9 12 2 6 Astros 7 9 2 10
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