Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Regular Season Game 145
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Tuesday, September 10, 1968 (D) at Crosley Field
HOU N 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 2 CIN N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Herrera rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Aspromonte lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 Simpson pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staub 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 Bateman c 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 1 McFadden ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 Torres ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 27 3 5 3 6 7 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Aspromonte-Bateman. E: Rader (20), McFadden (1). BATTING - 2B: Herrera (3,off Arrigo). SF: Bateman (3,off Arrigo). HBP: Bateman (3,by Arrigo). GDP: Bateman (13,off Carroll). IBB: McFadden 2 (2,by Arrigo,by Carroll); Menke (6,by Arrigo). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Simpson (5,Home by Carroll/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Pinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Jones lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 Bench c 4 1 1 1 0 3 9 2 May 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 Perez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 McRae 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 Woodward ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cardenas ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 A. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Arrigo p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Beauchamp ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 1 2 16 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. McRae-Cardenas-May. PB: Bench (15). BATTING - HR: Bench (15,2nd inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out). IBB: May (10,by Wilson). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Pinson (17,3rd base off Wilson/Bateman); Jones (2,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(13-14) 9 6 2 2 2 16 1 35 WP: Wilson (8). IBB: Wilson (5,May).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Arrigo L(11-8) 7 4 3 2 3 6 0 27 Carroll 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 8 Totals 9 5 3 2 6 7 0 35 HBP: Arrigo (3,Bateman). IBB: Arrigo 2 (6,McFadden,Menke); Carroll (10,McFadden). Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Mel Steiner Time of Game: 2:39 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Menke 2b Rose rf 2. Herrera rf Pinson cf 3. Wynn cf Jones lf 4. Rader 3b Bench c 5. Aspromonte lf May 1b 6. Staub 1b Perez 3b 7. Bateman c McRae 2b 8. McFadden ss Woodward ss 9. Wilson p Arrigo p ASTROS 1ST: Menke flied out to center; Herrera struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Pinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Jones popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Aspromonte singled to center; Staub walked [Aspromonte to second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Aspromonte to third, Staub to second]; Bateman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Aspromonte scored (unearned), Staub to third]; McFadden was walked intentionally; McFadden was picked off first (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench homered; May lined to third; Perez flied out to right; McRae reached on an error by McFadden [McRae to first]; Woodward struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to right; Herrera flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Arrigo lined to pitcher; Rose struck out; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to right; Aspromonte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Jones struck out; Bench struck out (catcher to first); May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Staub flied out to right; Bateman was hit by a pitch; McFadden singled to left [Bateman to second]; Wilson singled to left [Bateman out at home (left to third to catcher), McFadden to third, Wilson to second (on throw to home)]; Menke was walked intentionally; Herrera doubled to right [McFadden scored, Wilson scored, Menke to third]; Wynn flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Perez singled to left; McRae singled to right [Perez to third]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Perez scored, McRae to second]; Woodward struck out; Arrigo popped to first; Rose struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Aspromonte flied out to left; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Pinson singled to right; Jones walked [Pinson to second]; Pinson stole third and Jones stole second; Bench struck out; May was walked intentionally; Perez lined into a double play (left to catcher) [Pinson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Bateman grounded out (third to first); McFadden struck out; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: McRae struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Whitfield struck out; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR ARRIGO; Beauchamp singled to third [Beauchamp to second (error by Rader)]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); CARDENAS REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING SS); Menke struck out; Herrera singled to right; Wynn forced Herrera (shortstop to second); Rader forced Wynn (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HERRERA (PLAYING RF); Pinson struck out; Jones struck out; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: Aspromonte walked; SIMPSON RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Staub walked [Simpson to second]; Bateman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simpson to third, Staub out at second]; McFadden was walked intentionally; Simpson was picked off and caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TORRES REPLACED MCFADDEN (PLAYING SS); May singled to left; Perez struck out; McRae was called out on strikes; A. JOHNSON BATTED FOR CARDENAS; A. Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 5 2 5 Reds 2 6 0 6
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