Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 157
Played on Sunday, September 22, 1968 (D) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 0 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 x - 6 10 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Pinson cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 A. Johnson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 2 Perez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 Ruiz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 Arrigo p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Kelso p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McGinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pavletich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 35 1 8 0 0 8 24 12 BATTING - 2B: A. Johnson (31,off Cuellar). GDP: Rose (12,off Cuellar). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 5 Wynn lf 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 Staub 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 10 0 Menke 2b 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 Colbert cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Adlesh c 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Cuellar p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 31 6 10 6 3 7 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Staub. E: Wynn (4). BATTING - 2B: Menke (23,off Arrigo); Staub (37,off Arrigo). HR: Wynn 2 (25,6th inning off Arrigo 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Abernathy 1 on 0 out). SH: Menke (7,off Arrigo). HBP: Menke (6,by Arrigo); Cuellar (1,by McGinn). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Staub (2,2nd base off Arrigo/Bench). CS: Herrera (2,2nd base by Arrigo/Bench); Menke (6,2nd base by Arrigo/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Arrigo L(12-10) 5 7 4 4 2 4 1 23 Kelso 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 McGinn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Abernathy 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 9 Totals 8 10 6 6 3 7 2 37 Arrigo faced 3 batters in the 6th inning HBP: Arrigo (4,Menke); McGinn (1,Cuellar). Inherited Runners - Scored: Kelso 2-1; McGinn 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar W(8-10) 9 8 1 0 0 8 0 35 WP: Cuellar (2). Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 6700 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose rf Herrera rf 2. Pinson cf Torres ss 3. A. Johnson lf Wynn lf 4. Bench c Staub 1b 5. Perez 3b Menke 2b 6. May 1b Aspromonte 3b 7. Ruiz 2b Colbert cf 8. Cardenas ss Adlesh c 9. Arrigo p Cuellar p REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Pinson singled to center; A. Johnson forced Pinson (third to second); Bench grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Herrera singled to left; Torres struck out; Wynn walked [Herrera to second]; Staub forced Wynn (first to shortstop) [Herrera to third]; Staub stole second; Menke doubled to left [Herrera scored, Staub scored]; Aspromonte singled to right [Menke out at home (right to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled to left; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [May to second]; Ruiz struck out; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Colbert flied out to left; Adlesh flied out to center; Cuellar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 3RD: Arrigo struck out; Rose singled to left; Pinson singled to right [Rose to second]; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rose to third, Pinson to second]; Bench lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Herrera singled to center; Herrera was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Torres grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (third to first); Ruiz lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Staub walked; Menke was hit by a pitch [Staub to second]; Menke was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Aspromonte struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 5TH: Cardenas singled to center; On a bunt Arrigo struck out; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Adlesh flied out to center; Cuellar popped to catcher in foul territory; Herrera singled to left; Torres forced Herrera (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 6TH: Pinson struck out; A. Johnson singled to left; Bench singled to left [A. Johnson to second]; Perez flied out to right [A. Johnson to third]; May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn homered; Staub doubled to right; Menke reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Staub to third]; KELSO REPLACED ARRIGO (PITCHING); Aspromonte singled to center [Staub scored, Menke to third]; Colbert struck out; On a bunt Adlesh reached on a fielder's choice [Menke out at home (pitcher to catcher), Aspromonte to second]; MCGINN REPLACED KELSO (PITCHING); Cuellar was hit by a pitch [Aspromonte to third, Adlesh to second]; Herrera flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4. REDS 7TH: Ruiz lined to first; Cardenas popped to first; PAVLETICH BATTED FOR MCGINN; Pavletich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED PAVLETICH (PITCHING); Torres singled to center; Wynn homered [Torres scored]; Staub grounded out (second to pitcher); Menke walked; Aspromonte forced Menke (second to shortstop); Colbert struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 8TH: Rose popped to shortstop; Pinson was called out on strikes; A. Johnson doubled to center; Bench reached on an error by Wynn [A. Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bench to third]; Perez flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: Adlesh grounded out (pitcher to first); Cuellar grounded out (second to first); Herrera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. REDS 9TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruiz flied out to right; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 1 8 0 7 Astros 6 10 1 7
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