Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 7
Played on Wednesday, April 17, 1968 (N) at Forbes Field
HOU N 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 3 PIT N 2 0 6 0 1 2 0 2 x - 13 17 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Thomas ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miller rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Wynn lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Staub 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 11 0 King c 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Gotay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 Torres ss 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 Lemaster p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adlesh ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rader ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 10 4 3 5 24 12 FIELDING - E: Aspromonte 2 (2), Torres (3). BATTING - 2B: Staub (4,off McBean); Torres 2 (2,off McBean 2); Thomas (1,off McBean). GDP: Miller (1,off McBean). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Wynn (2,2nd base by McBean/May).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills 3b 5 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 Alley ss 5 0 2 2 1 1 3 6 Clemente rf 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Stargell lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 Clendenon 1b 5 1 2 1 0 2 10 1 Mazeroski 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 Mota cf 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 May c 5 1 3 3 0 1 6 1 McBean p 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 Totals 43 13 17 11 4 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. McBean-Alley-Clendenon. BATTING - 2B: Clendenon (2,off Lemaster); May (1,off Lemaster); Mazeroski (1,off Dukes). IBB: Mazeroski (1,by Lemaster). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Wills 2 (4,2nd base off Lemaster/King,3rd base off Dukes/King); Mota (2,2nd base off Lemaster/King); Clendenon (1,Home off Lemaster/King); Alley (2,2nd base off Dukes/King).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster L(1-1) 2.2 7 7 7 2 3 0 17 Buzhardt 1.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 9 Dukes 2 4 3 1 1 2 0 12 Coombs 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 9 Totals 8 17 13 10 4 7 0 47 WP: Coombs 2 (2). BK: Dukes (1). IBB: Lemaster (2,Mazeroski). Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 1-1. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McBean W(2-0) 9 10 4 4 3 5 0 38 BK: McBean (1). Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bill Jackowski Time of Game: 3:09 Attendance: 30779 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Davis cf Wills 3b 2. Miller rf Alley ss 3. Wynn lf Clemente rf 4. Staub 1b Stargell lf 5. King c Clendenon 1b 6. Aspromonte 3b Mazeroski 2b 7. Gotay 2b Mota cf 8. Torres ss May c 9. Lemaster p McBean p ASTROS 1ST: Davis singled; McBean balked [Davis to second]; Miller flied out to center; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Staub doubled [Davis scored]; King grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Wills walked; Wills stole second; Alley singled [Wills scored]; Clemente forced Alley (third to second); Stargell singled [Clemente to second]; Clendenon struck out; Mazeroski singled [Clemente scored, Stargell to second]; Mota flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Gotay struck out; Torres doubled; Lemaster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: May popped to first; McBean struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 3RD: Davis walked; Miller grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Alley was called out on strikes; Clemente singled; Stargell singled [Clemente to second]; Clendenon doubled [Clemente scored, Stargell to third]; Mazeroski was walked intentionally; Mota forced Mazeroski (second to shortstop) [Stargell scored, Clendenon to third]; Clendenon stole home and Mota stole second; May doubled [Mota scored]; BUZHARDT REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); McBean singled [May to third]; Wills singled [May scored, McBean to second]; Alley singled [McBean scored, Wills to second]; Clemente grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 8. ASTROS 4TH: Staub was called out on strikes; King was called out on strikes; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 8. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Clendenon singled [Stargell to second]; Mazeroski forced Clendenon (shortstop to second) [Stargell to third]; Mota popped to third; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 8. ASTROS 5TH: Gotay grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled; ADLESH BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; Adlesh singled [Torres to second]; WILSON RAN FOR ADLESH; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Torres to third, Wilson to second]; Miller singled [Torres scored, Wilson scored]; Wynn was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 8. PIRATES 5TH: DUKES REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); McBean grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills singled; Dukes balked [Wills to second]; Alley walked; Wills stole third and Alley stole second; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wills scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9. ASTROS 6TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); King popped to shortstop; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9. PIRATES 6TH: Clendenon struck out; Mazeroski doubled; Mota reached on an error by Aspromonte [Mazeroski scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mota to third (error by Aspromonte)]; May singled [Mota stayed at third]; McBean popped to first in foul territory; Wills singled [Mota scored (unearned), May to second]; Alley grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 11. ASTROS 7TH: Gotay singled; Torres doubled [Gotay to third]; RADER BATTED FOR DUKES; Rader flied out to right; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Gotay scored, Torres to third]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 11. PIRATES 7TH: COOMBS REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell flied out to center; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 11. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; King walked; Aspromonte singled [King to second]; Gotay forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 11. PIRATES 8TH: Mazeroski reached on an error by Torres [Mazeroski to first]; Mota singled [Mazeroski to second]; May singled [Mazeroski scored (unearned), Mota scored]; Coombs threw a wild pitch [May to second]; Coombs threw a wild pitch [May to third]; McBean grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills was called out on strikes; Alley grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 13. ASTROS 9TH: Torres struck out; MENKE BATTED FOR COOMBS; Menke flied out to left; THOMAS BATTED FOR DAVIS; Thomas doubled; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 13. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 3 7 Pirates 13 17 0 10
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