Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Regular Season Game 127
Played on Tuesday, August 20, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
LA N 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 5 10 3 HOU N 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 x - 8 9 0
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Crawford lf 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 Gabrielson rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Davis cf 5 2 3 1 0 2 3 0 Haller c 2 0 1 3 1 1 5 1 Fairly 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 9 1 Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Popovich 2b,ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Versalles ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Lefebvre ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drysdale p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Purdin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fairey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aguirre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 5 10 5 4 11 24 9 FIELDING - E: Fairly (3), Bailey (11), Versalles (25). PB: Haller (11). BATTING - 3B: Gabrielson (1,off Dierker); Davis (7,off Dierker). SF: Haller 2 (5,off Dierker,off Coombs). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Davis (27,2nd base off Dierker/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torres ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 Wynn cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 Staub 1b 3 1 1 3 0 0 7 0 Rader 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Menke 2b 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 3 Aspromonte lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Bateman c 4 1 2 0 0 0 10 2 Dierker p 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 8 9 6 4 5 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Staub (32,off Drysdale). SH: Staub (4,off Drysdale); Herrera (1,off Grant). SF: Aspromonte (3,off Drysdale); Staub (3,off Grant). HBP: Rader (1,by Grant). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Drysdale L(14-11) 4.2 7 5 5 3 2 0 24 Purdin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Grant 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 0 8 Aguirre 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 9 8 5 4 5 0 40 HBP: Grant (5,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: Purdin 1-0; Aguirre 3-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(12-10) 8.1 10 5 5 4 10 0 39 Coombs SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 11 0 41 Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 19534 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. Drysdale p Dierker p DODGERS 1ST: Crawford walked; Gabrielson tripled to right [Crawford scored]; Davis struck out; Haller hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gabrielson scored]; Fairly singled to right; Bailey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Herrera out on an unknown play; Torres out on an unknown play; Wynn singled; Staub out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Popovich walked; Versalles struck out; Drysdale singled [Popovich to second]; Crawford struck out; Gabrielson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader out on an unknown play; Menke struck out; Aspromonte singled; Bateman out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Davis singled; Haller struck out; Fairly out on an unknown play; Bailey singled [Davis to second]; Popovich out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker out on an unknown play; Herrera out on an unknown play; Torres out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Versalles out on an unknown play; Drysdale out on an unknown play; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn walked; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt [Wynn to second]; Rader walked; Menke singled to third [Wynn scored (error by Fairly), Rader to third]; Aspromonte hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rader scored]; Bateman singled to right [Menke to third]; Dierker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 5TH: Gabrielson out on an unknown play; Davis singled to center; Davis stole second; Haller singled to right [Davis scored, Haller to second (on throw)]; Fairly flied out to center; Bailey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Herrera singled to center; Torres flied out to center; Wynn walked [Herrera to second]; Staub doubled [Herrera scored, Wynn scored]; Rader out on an unknown play; Menke singled to left [Staub scored]; PURDIN REPLACED DRYSDALE (PITCHING); Aspromonte was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 5. DODGERS 6TH: Popovich out on an unknown play; Versalles out on an unknown play; FAIREY BATTED FOR PURDIN; Fairey out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: GRANT REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Bateman singled to right; On a bunt Dierker reached on a fielder's choice [Bateman to second (error by Versalles; assist by Grant)]; Herrera reached on an error by Bailey on a sacrifice bunt [Bateman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Dierker to third, Herrera to second]; Torres singled to center [Dierker scored (unearned), Herrera to third]; Wynn flied out to left; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Herrera scored (unearned)]; Rader was hit by a pitch [Torres to second]; Haller allowed a passed ball [Torres to third, Rader to second]; Menke walked; AGUIRRE REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Aspromonte lined to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 8. DODGERS 7TH: Crawford struck out; Gabrielson walked; Davis struck out; Haller walked [Gabrielson to second]; Fairly singled [Gabrielson to third, Haller to second]; Bailey out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 8. ASTROS 7TH: Bateman out on an unknown play; Dierker struck out; Herrera out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 8. DODGERS 8TH: Popovich out on an unknown play; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR VERSALLES; Lefebvre out on an unknown play; BOYER BATTED FOR AGUIRRE; Boyer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 8. ASTROS 8TH: LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); POPOVICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BREWER REPLACED BOYER (PITCHING); Torres struck out; Wynn out on an unknown play; Staub out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 8. DODGERS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HERRERA (PLAYING RF); Crawford singled to center; Gabrielson grounded out (second to first) [Crawford to second]; Davis tripled [Crawford scored]; COOMBS REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Haller hit a sacrifice fly to left [Davis scored]; Fairly struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 5 10 3 9 Astros 8 9 0 8
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