Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 89
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Sunday, July 14, 1968 (D) at Crosley Field
HOU N 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 - 6 9 1 CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 Torres ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Staub 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Wynn cf 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Menke 2b 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 Aspromonte lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 Bateman c 3 0 0 1 1 0 18 0 Wilson p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 34 6 9 6 8 4 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Staub-Rader. E: Bateman (7). BATTING - 2B: Menke (12,off Lee). HR: Simpson (5,3rd inning off Arrigo 0 on 1 out). SH: Wilson (2,off Lee); Torres (9,off Lee). SF: Bateman (1,off Lee). GDP: Bateman (6,off Arrigo). IBB: Bateman (11,by Arrigo); Menke (4,by Arrigo); Simpson (3,by Lee). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Torres (2,2nd base off Arrigo/Corrales).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Beauchamp 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Whitfield ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 A. Johnson lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 May rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Pinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 McRae 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Ritchie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bench ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Corrales c 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 Jones ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Culver pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 Arrigo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ruiz 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Totals 31 1 5 0 2 18 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cardenas-McRae-Beauchamp. E: Cardenas (15), Ruiz (2). BATTING - 2B: A. Johnson (17,off Wilson); Perez (9,off Wilson). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: May (4,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman); A. Johnson (13,Home off Wilson/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(6-11) 9 5 1 1 2 18 0 33 WP: Wilson (5).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Arrigo L(4-5) 4.1 5 3 2 6 3 1 24 Ritchie 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 Lee 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 12 Totals 9 9 6 4 8 4 1 45 IBB: Arrigo 2 (4,Bateman,Menke); Lee (8,Simpson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ritchie 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 15240 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Simpson rf Beauchamp 1b 2. Torres ss A. Johnson lf 3. Staub 1b May rf 4. Wynn cf Perez 3b 5. Menke 2b Pinson cf 6. Aspromonte lf McRae 2b 7. Rader 3b Corrales c 8. Bateman c Cardenas ss 9. Wilson p Arrigo p ASTROS 1ST: Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres walked; Torres stole second; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Wynn walked; Menke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Beauchamp was called out on strikes; A. Johnson walked; Wilson threw a wild pitch [A. Johnson to second]; May struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte popped to shortstop; Rader walked; Bateman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Pinson was called out on strikes; McRae struck out; Corrales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Simpson homered; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Cardenas struck out; Arrigo struck out; Beauchamp was called out on strikes; Don Wilson struck out eight consecutive batters; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Menke walked; Aspromonte singled to second [Menke to second]; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Menke to third, Aspromonte to second]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: A. Johnson singled to right; May singled to center [A. Johnson to third]; A. Johnson stole home and May stole second [May to third (error by Bateman)]; Perez popped to second; Pinson popped to first in foul territory; McRae struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Simpson reached on an error by Cardenas [Simpson to first]; Torres singled to left [Simpson to second]; Staub struck out; Wynn singled to right [Simpson scored (unearned), Torres to third, Wynn to second (on throw)]; Menke was walked intentionally; Aspromonte singled to center [Torres scored, Wynn to third, Menke to second]; RITCHIE REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); RUIZ REPLACED ARRIGO (PLAYING 2B); Rader flied out to center; Bateman flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Corrales struck out; Cardenas singled to center; Ruiz struck out; Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Simpson flied out to center; Torres lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: A. Johnson doubled to center; May hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [A. Johnson out at third (first to third)]; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. ASTROS 7TH: Staub flied out to center; Wynn grounded out (catcher to first); Menke singled to third; Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Pinson struck out; BENCH BATTED FOR RITCHIE; Bench popped to third in foul territory; JONES BATTED FOR CORRALES; Jones walked; CULVER RAN FOR JONES; Cardenas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. ASTROS 8TH: LEE REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rader singled to third; Bateman reached on an error by Ruiz [Rader to second, Bateman to first]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rader to third, Bateman to second]; Simpson was walked intentionally; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader scored (unearned), Bateman to third, Simpson to second]; Staub lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Ruiz grounded out (second to first); WHITFIELD BATTED FOR BEAUCHAMP; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. ASTROS 9TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wynn walked; Menke doubled to right [Wynn scored]; Aspromonte lined to first; Rader singled to left [Menke to third]; Bateman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Menke scored, Rader to second]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: May struck out; Perez doubled to right; On a bunt Pinson grounded out (second to first) [Perez to third]; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 9 1 12 Reds 1 5 2 5
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