Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Regular Season Game 53
Played on Saturday, June 8, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 9 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 3 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 Alley ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 4 Clemente rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 Alou cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Pagan lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 Bunning p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Patek ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Face p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kolb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wills-Mazeroski-Clendenon. BATTING - 2B: Pagan (3,off Lemaster). SF: Clemente (2,off Buzhardt). GDP: Wills (2,off Lemaster). Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Menke ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 Staub 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 9 0 Wynn lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Thomas rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 Gotay 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Lemaster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 3 6 3 3 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Menke-Staub. E: Menke (6). BATTING - 2B: Thomas (3,off Bunning). GDP: Wynn (4,off Bunning). IBB: Staub (8,by Bunning). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Menke (1,2nd base off Bunning/May).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bunning L(3-7) 6 6 3 3 3 0 0 26 Face 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 Totals 8 6 3 3 3 4 0 32 IBB: Bunning (2,Staub).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster W(5-5) 6 9 2 2 2 5 0 28 Buzhardt SV(2) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 7 0 37 Lemaster faced 3 batters in the 7th inning WP: Lemaster (4), Buzhardt (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bill Williams, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 21447 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Wills 3b Davis cf 2. Alley ss Menke ss 3. Clemente rf Staub 1b 4. Clendenon 1b Wynn lf 5. Alou cf Thomas rf 6. May c Aspromonte 3b 7. Pagan lf Gotay 2b 8. Mazeroski 2b Bateman c 9. Bunning p Lemaster p PIRATES 1ST: Wills struck out; Alley singled; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Alley to second]; Lemaster threw a wild pitch [Alley to third]; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis popped to third; Menke walked; Staub forced Menke (first to shortstop); Wynn forced Staub (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Alou flied out to left; May struck out; Pagan reached on an error by Menke [Pagan to second]; Mazeroski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Gotay singled; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Bunning singled; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bunning out at second]; Alley singled; Clemente singled [Alley to third]; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Lemaster flied out to right; Davis popped to second; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Alou struck out; May singled; Pagan forced May (shortstop to second); Mazeroski walked [Pagan to second]; Bunning popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub singled; Wynn grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; Thomas doubled; Aspromonte flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley grounded out (third to first); Clemente grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gotay grounded out (second to first); Bateman grounded out (third to first); Lemaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Alou singled; May flied out to left; Pagan doubled to left [Alou out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke singled; Menke stole second; Staub was walked intentionally; Wynn popped to shortstop; Thomas walked [Menke to third, Staub to second]; Aspromonte singled [Menke scored, Staub scored, Thomas to second]; Gotay singled [Thomas scored, Aspromonte to third]; Bateman flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3. PIRATES 7TH: Mazeroski singled; PATEK BATTED FOR BUNNING; Patek walked [Mazeroski to second]; Wills singled [Mazeroski scored, Patek to third]; BUZHARDT REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Buzhardt threw a wild pitch [Wills to second]; Alley struck out; Clemente hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored]; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: FACE REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Buzhardt struck out; Davis was called out on strikes; Menke made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 8TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (third to first); Pagan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Staub was called out on strikes; Wynn popped to third; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 9TH: Mazeroski made an out to second; KOLB BATTED FOR FACE; Kolb made an out to second; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 2 9 0 8 Astros 3 6 1 5
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