Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 140
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Monday, September 2, 1968 (D) at Forbes Field
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 2 PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 12 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 4 Menke ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Wynn cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Staub 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 8 1 Rader 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Aspromonte lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Thomas rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Adlesh c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Giusti p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bateman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Simpson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 5 28 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Herrera-Staub, Menke-Herrera-Staub. E: Wynn (3), Aspromonte (9). BATTING - SH: Rader (2,off Moose); Menke (6,off Kline). SF: Rader (3,off Moose). HBP: Menke (4,by Dal Canton). IBB: Thomas (4,by Moose). Team LOB: 6.
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills 3b 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pagan ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Alou cf 5 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 Clemente rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 Stargell lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Mota ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Clendenon 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Mazeroski 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 May c 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 Alley pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cannizzaro c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Moose p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 12 4 4 4 30 8 BATTING - 2B: Mazeroski (12,off Giusti); Alou (24,off Giusti). SH: Patek (6,off Giusti); Moose (2,off Giusti). HBP: Stargell (5,by Giusti). GDP: Clendenon (11,off Shea). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Clendenon (8,2nd base off Giusti/Adlesh); Wills (47,3rd base off Giusti/Adlesh); Pagan (1,2nd base off Giusti/Adlesh).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti 6.1 9 3 3 2 4 0 31 Coombs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shea 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dukes 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 Ray L(2-3) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9.1 12 4 3 4 4 0 44 WP: Giusti (10). BK: Giusti (2). HBP: Giusti (4,Stargell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 2-0; Shea 3-0. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Moose 7 5 3 3 2 5 0 28 Kline 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Dal Canton W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 10 6 3 3 2 5 0 39 Moose faced 2 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Dal Canton (1,Menke). IBB: Moose (6,Thomas). Inherited Runners - Scored: Kline 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Tom Gorman Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 6225 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Herrera 2b Wills 3b 2. Menke ss Patek ss 3. Wynn cf Alou cf 4. Staub 1b Clemente rf 5. Rader 3b Stargell lf 6. Aspromonte lf Clendenon 1b 7. Thomas rf Mazeroski 2b 8. Adlesh c May c 9. Giusti p Moose p ASTROS 1ST: Herrera struck out; Menke struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Wills popped to second; Patek grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to center; Clemente popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub popped to second; Rader struck out; Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Clendenon singled; Clendenon stole second; Mazeroski popped to second; May walked; Moose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Thomas singled to left; Adlesh forced Thomas (third to second); Giusti flied out to right; Herrera flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Wills walked; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wills to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn singled to left; Staub singled to center [Wynn to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynn scored]; Aspromonte lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Clendenon popped to first; Mazeroski doubled to left; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Adlesh popped to first; Giusti lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Moose struck out; On a bunt Wills singled; Giusti balked [Wills to second]; Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Wills out at third (pitcher to third to second to shortstop)]; Alou reached on an error by Aspromonte [Patek to second]; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 6TH: PAGAN REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Herrera grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke flied out to center; Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell was hit by a pitch; Clendenon lined into a double play (second to first) [Stargell out at first]; Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 7TH: Staub walked; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Staub to second]; Aspromonte popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas was walked intentionally; Adlesh grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: May singled to first; ALLEY RAN FOR MAY; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alley to second]; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Alley to third]; Wills singled to right [Alley scored]; Pagan singled to left [Wills to second]; Wills stole third and Pagan stole second; Alou doubled to right [Wills scored, Pagan scored]; Clemente singled to third [Alou to third]; COOMBS REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR STARGELL; Mota walked [Clemente to second]; SHEA REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Clendenon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mota out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. ASTROS 8TH: MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CANNIZZARO REPLACED ALLEY (PLAYING C ); BATEMAN BATTED FOR SHEA; Bateman singled to second; SIMPSON RAN FOR BATEMAN; Herrera singled to left [Simpson to second]; KLINE REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Simpson to third, Herrera to second]; Wynn popped to third; Staub singled [Simpson scored, Herrera scored]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: DUKES REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Mazeroski flied out to center; Cannizzaro flied out to center; JIMENEZ BATTED FOR KLINE; Jimenez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. ASTROS 9TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); Aspromonte made an out to first; Thomas made an out to first; Adlesh grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: Wills walked; Pagan flied to center; Alou forced Wills (second unassisted); Clemente singled to second [Alou to second]; Mota flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. ASTROS 10TH: GOTAY BATTED FOR DUKES; Gotay grounded out (third to first); Herrera flied out to center; Menke was hit by a pitch; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 10TH: RAY REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Clendenon flied out to right; Mazeroski singled to center [Mazeroski to third (error by Wynn)]; Cannizzaro singled to center [Mazeroski scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 6 2 6 Pirates 4 12 0 12
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