Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Regular Season Game 126
Played on Monday, August 19, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
LA N 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1 HOU N 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 x - 8 8 0
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Crawford lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Gabrielson rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davis cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 Haller c 4 0 1 2 0 0 9 1 Fairly 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 Bailey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Versalles ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 Singer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osteen p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Savage ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Purdin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 5 8 5 3 8 24 9 FIELDING - E: Bailey (10). BATTING - 2B: Gabrielson 2 (10,off Giusti 2); Haller (22,off Giusti); Crawford (4,off Coombs). 3B: Bailey (3,off Giusti). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera rf 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Wynn cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Staub 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 10 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Menke 2b 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 Aspromonte lf 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 Bateman c 3 1 1 1 1 2 9 0 Giusti p 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Coombs p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 31 8 8 8 4 9 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Aspromonte (9,off Singer). SH: Aspromonte (5,off Osteen). IBB: Bateman (13,by Singer). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Singer L(9-13) 3.1 4 6 5 4 4 0 18 Osteen 2.2 4 2 1 0 2 0 12 Purdin 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 8 8 8 6 4 9 0 36 IBB: Singer (8,Bateman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Osteen 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti 4.2 6 4 4 2 5 0 22 Coombs W(3-2) 4.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 16 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 8 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 20347 Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros 1. Crawford lf Herrera rf 2. Gabrielson rf Torres ss 3. Davis cf Wynn cf 4. Haller c Staub 1b 5. Fairly 1b Rader 3b 6. Bailey 3b Menke 2b 7. Popovich 2b Aspromonte lf 8. Versalles ss Bateman c 9. Singer p Giusti p DODGERS 1ST: Crawford flied out to left; Gabrielson doubled; Davis struck out; Haller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Herrera struck out; Torres struck out; Wynn walked; Staub singled [Wynn to third]; Rader made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Fairly singled; Bailey tripled [Fairly scored]; Popovich made an out to first; Versalles struck out; Singer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke flied out to center; Aspromonte struck out; Bateman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Crawford struck out; Gabrielson doubled; Davis struck out; Haller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrera grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey flied out to left; Popovich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled; Staub walked [Wynn to second]; Rader walked [Wynn to third, Staub to second]; Menke forced Rader (shortstop to second) [Wynn scored, Staub to third]; Aspromonte doubled [Staub scored, Menke to third]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Giusti singled [Menke scored, Aspromonte scored, Bateman to third]; OSTEEN REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Herrera forced Giusti (third to second) [Bateman scored]; Torres singled [Herrera to second]; Wynn reached on an error by Bailey [Herrera to third, Torres to second]; Staub singled [Herrera scored (unearned), Torres scored (unearned), Wynn to third]; Rader grounded out (third to first); 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 7. DODGERS 5TH: Versalles grounded out (pitcher to first); Osteen walked; Crawford walked [Osteen to second]; Gabrielson made an out to first; Davis singled [Osteen scored, Crawford to second]; Haller doubled [Crawford scored, Davis scored]; COOMBS REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Fairly grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: Menke singled; Aspromonte out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Menke to second]; Bateman singled to right [Menke scored, Bateman out at second (right to second)]; Coombs struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. DODGERS 6TH: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Popovich flied out to right; Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. ASTROS 6TH: Herrera made an out to first; Torres grounded out (third to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. DODGERS 7TH: SAVAGE BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Savage struck out; Crawford made an out to third; Gabrielson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. ASTROS 7TH: PURDIN REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Staub flied out to right; Rader flied out to center; Menke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. DODGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HERRERA (PLAYING RF); Davis made an out to catcher; Haller flied out to right; Fairly singled; Bailey made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. ASTROS 8TH: Aspromonte struck out; Bateman struck out; Coombs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8. DODGERS 9TH: Popovich grounded out (second to first); Versalles walked; BOYER BATTED FOR PURDIN; Boyer struck out; Crawford doubled [Versalles scored]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR GABRIELSON; Lefebvre flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 5 8 1 6 Astros 8 8 0 4
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