Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Regular Season Game 97
Played on Monday, July 22, 1968 (N) at Dodger Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 - 4 13 0 LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 Torres ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Staub 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 8 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 Menke 2b 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 4 Rader 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Brand c 4 1 1 0 0 0 11 0 Giusti p 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 38 4 13 3 3 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Giusti-Brand, Rader-Staub. BATTING - 2B: Menke (15,off Kekich); Simpson (2,off Grant). SH: Wynn (4,off Billingham). GDP: Rader (4,off Billingham). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Simpson (4,2nd base off Kekich/Haller); Brand (1,2nd base off Grant/Haller); Rader (1,Home off Grant/Haller); Staub (1,2nd base off Grant/Haller).
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Gabrielson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Haller c 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 Lefebvre 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Fairey rf 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Versalles ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Kekich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 7 0 1 8 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lefebvre-Versalles-Fairly. BATTING - 2B: Lefebvre (7,off Giusti). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(6-10) 9 7 0 0 1 8 0 33
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kekich L(1-4) 5 7 2 2 2 4 0 24 Grant 3 5 2 2 0 2 0 14 Billingham 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 13 4 4 3 6 0 42 Kekich faced 1 batter in the 6th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Grant 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 13244 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 1. Simpson rf Davis cf 2. Torres ss Gabrielson lf 3. Staub 1b Haller c 4. Wynn cf Lefebvre 2b 5. Menke 2b Fairly 1b 6. Rader 3b Bailey 3b 7. Watson lf Fairey rf 8. Brand c Versalles ss 9. Giusti p Kekich p ASTROS 1ST: Simpson flied out to center; Torres lined to right; Staub singled to left; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Davis made an out to shortstop; Gabrielson struck out; Haller grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke doubled to left; Rader grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre doubled to left; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Lefebvre to third]; Bailey reached on a fielder's choice [Lefebvre out at home (third to catcher)]; Fairey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Giusti singled to second; Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres flied out to center; Staub made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Versalles flied out to right; Kekich lined to center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; Menke walked; Rader forced Menke (second to shortstop); Watson singled to second [Rader to third]; Brand flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Gabrielson struck out; Haller singled to center; Lefebvre singled to right [Haller to third]; Fairly reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Haller out at home (pitcher to catcher), Lefebvre out at third (catcher unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 5TH: Giusti popped to first in foul territory; Simpson singled to left; Simpson stole second; Torres singled to second [Simpson to third]; Staub struck out; Wynn singled to center [Simpson scored, Torres to second]; Menke popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Fairey singled to right; Versalles was called out on strikes; Kekich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 6TH: Rader walked; GRANT REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Watson struck out; Brand singled to left [Rader to third]; Rader stole home and Brand stole second; On a bunt Giusti struck out; Simpson doubled to left [Brand scored]; Torres popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Gabrielson struck out; Haller singled to center; Lefebvre walked [Haller to second]; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 7TH: Staub singled to left; Staub stole second; Wynn popped to third in foul territory; Menke singled to right [Staub scored]; Rader lined to third; Watson singled to center [Menke to third]; Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Fairey singled to right; Versalles lined into a double play (third to first) [Fairey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 8TH: Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR GRANT; Crawford was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to center; Gabrielson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 9TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Staub singled to right; Wynn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Staub to second]; Menke walked; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 9TH: Haller singled to center; Lefebvre struck out; Fairly flied out to center; Bailey made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 13 0 11 Dodgers 0 7 0 6
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