Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Wednesday, April 10, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 6 0 HOU N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Alley ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 Clemente rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 Stargell lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 Alou cf 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 May c 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 Bunning p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pizarro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 6 4 3 4 26 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Alley-Mazeroski-Clendenon, Alley-Mazeroski-Clendenon. BATTING - HR: Clemente (1,3rd inning off Dierker 0 on 1 out). SH: Alou (1,off Dierker). HBP: Stargell (1,by Dierker). IBB: May (1,by Dierker). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Wills (1,2nd base off Dierker/King); Alley (1,2nd base off Dierker/King); Alou (1,2nd base off Dierker/King).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 King c 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 Gotay pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 8 2 Wynn lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Miller rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Murrell ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Totals 31 5 7 5 3 5 27 8 FIELDING - E: King (1), Torres (1). PB: King (1). BATTING - 3B: King (1,off Bunning); Aspromonte (1,off Kline). HR: Miller (1,2nd inning off Bunning 0 on 2 out). GDP: Wynn (1,off Bunning); Aspromonte (1,off Bunning). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bunning 8 5 4 4 3 5 1 30 Pizarro L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Kline 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8.2 7 5 5 3 5 1 34 Bunning faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Pizarro 2-1; Kline 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(1-0) 9 6 4 4 3 4 1 38 WP: Dierker (1). HBP: Dierker (1,Stargell). IBB: Dierker (1,May). Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 21320 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Wills 3b Davis cf 2. Alley ss Morgan 2b 3. Clemente rf King c 4. Stargell lf Staub 1b 5. Clendenon 1b Wynn lf 6. Mazeroski 2b Miller rf 7. Alou cf Aspromonte 3b 8. May c Torres ss 9. Bunning p Dierker p PIRATES 1ST: Wills singled; Wills stole second; Alley singled [Wills scored]; Alley stole second; Clemente flied out to center; Stargell flied out to center; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); King flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Mazeroski reached on an error by Torres [Mazeroski to first]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Mazeroski to second]; King allowed a passed ball [Mazeroski to third]; Alou walked; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Bunning flied out to right; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub flied out to right; Wynn flied out to left; Miller homered; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Alley lined to left; Clemente homered; Stargell was hit by a pitch; Clendenon was called out on strikes; Mazeroski made an out to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Torres was called out on strikes; Debut game for Hector Torres; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1. PIRATES 4TH: Alou singled; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alou to second]; Alou was picked off second but was safe on an error by King [Alou to third]; Bunning struck out; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan made an out to shortstop; King tripled; Staub singled [King scored]; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 5TH: Alley struck out; Clemente popped to second; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Torres was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou walked; Alou stole second; May lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Dierker walked; Davis flied out to center; Morgan flied out to center; King flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Bunning grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills made an out to shortstop; Alley popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Staub singled; Wynn walked [Staub to second]; Miller flied out to right; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell made an out to first; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: Mazeroski singled; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mazeroski to second]; May was walked intentionally; Bunning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mazeroski to third, May to second]; Wills singled [Mazeroski scored, May scored]; Alley flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Morgan singled; King walked [Morgan to second]; GOTAY RAN FOR KING; PIZARRO REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn flied out to center; MURRELL BATTED FOR MILLER; Murrell singled [Morgan scored, Gotay to second]; KLINE REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Aspromonte tripled [Gotay scored, Murrell scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 4 6 0 7 Astros 5 7 2 3
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