Cincinnati Reds 11, Houston Astros 6
Regular Season Game 148
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1968 (N) at Crosley Field
HOU N 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 - 6 12 2 CIN N 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 6 x - 11 13 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 Miller rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Staub 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Rader 3b 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 Aspromonte lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McFadden ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torres ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brand c 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 Buzhardt p 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 King ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Simpson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 6 12 5 1 5 24 10 FIELDING - E: Miller (4), Torres (22). BATTING - 2B: King (2,off Culver); Menke (20,off Culver); Miller (16,off Carroll). SF: Miller (5,off Culver). Team LOB: 9.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 Pinson cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 A. Johnson lf 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 12 0 Perez 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 McRae 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Jones ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Woodward 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Corrales c 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 Bench ph,c 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Cardenas ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 5 Culver p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 McGinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Queen ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 11 13 10 6 6 27 10 FIELDING - E: Perez (23), Cardenas (26). BATTING - 2B: Pinson (26,off House); Bench (36,off Dukes). SH: Culver (9,off Buzhardt). HBP: May (5,by Buzhardt). IBB: Perez (12,by House). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cardenas (2,3rd base off Buzhardt/Brand); Rose (3,2nd base off Buzhardt/Brand).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Buzhardt 6 5 3 3 3 4 0 27 Coombs 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 Shea L(3-4) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 House 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 5 Dukes 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 8 13 11 11 6 6 0 44 WP: Buzhardt (7), House (1). HBP: Buzhardt (4,May). IBB: House (3,Perez). Inherited Runners - Scored: Shea 2-1; House 2-2; Dukes 2-2. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Culver 6 9 5 4 1 3 0 30 McGinn 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Abernathy W(10-5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Carroll SV(15) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 12 6 5 1 5 0 42 Culver faced 4 batters in the 7th inning WP: Culver (5). Inherited Runners - Scored: McGinn 2-0; Abernathy 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 2560 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Menke 2b Rose rf 2. Miller rf Pinson cf 3. Wynn cf A. Johnson lf 4. Staub 1b May 1b 5. Rader 3b Perez 3b 6. Aspromonte lf McRae 2b 7. McFadden ss Corrales c 8. Brand c Cardenas ss 9. Buzhardt p Culver p ASTROS 1ST: Menke popped to second; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Buzhardt threw a wild pitch [Rose to third]; A. Johnson grounded out (third to first); May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to right; Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez singled to center; McRae grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Corrales singled to right [Perez scored]; Cardenas grounded out (first unassisted) [Corrales to second]; Culver singled to right [Corrales scored, Culver to second (error by Miller)]; Rose struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: McFadden singled to right; Brand singled to center [McFadden to second]; On a bunt Buzhardt singled to pitcher [McFadden to third, Brand to second]; Menke reached on an error by Cardenas [McFadden scored (RBI), Brand to third, Buzhardt to second, Menke to first]; Miller popped to first in foul territory; Wynn popped to third; Staub struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Pinson grounded out (second to first); A. Johnson struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader lined to third; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); McFadden grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Corrales popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Brand singled to left; On a bunt Buzhardt singled to first [Brand to second]; Menke reached on an error by Perez [Brand to third, Buzhardt to second, Menke to first]; Miller hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brand scored (unearned), Buzhardt to third]; Wynn struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Cardenas singled to pitcher; Culver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cardenas to second]; Rose walked; Cardenas stole third and Rose stole second; Pinson struck out; A. Johnson walked; May was hit by a pitch [Cardenas scored, Rose to third, A. Johnson to second]; Perez popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. ASTROS 6TH: Rader singled to left; Aspromonte popped to second; McFadden forced Rader (third to second); Brand grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: McRae popped to second; Corrales walked; Cardenas popped to second; Culver forced Corrales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. ASTROS 7TH: KING BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; King doubled to center; SIMPSON RAN FOR KING; Menke doubled to right [Simpson to third]; Culver threw a wild pitch [Simpson scored, Menke to third]; Miller singled to right [Menke scored]; Wynn walked [Miller to second]; MCGINN REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Staub was called out on strikes; ABERNATHY REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Rader singled to left [Miller scored, Wynn to second]; Aspromonte flied out to center; THOMAS BATTED FOR MCFADDEN; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING SS); COOMBS REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Rose walked; Pinson popped to shortstop; A. Johnson struck out; May singled to center [Rose to second]; Perez singled to left [Rose scored, May to second]; SHEA REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); JONES BATTED FOR MCRAE; Jones singled to first [May scored, Perez to third]; BENCH BATTED FOR CORRALES; Bench flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WOODWARD REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 2B); Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); Shea struck out; Menke popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Cardenas reached on an error by Torres [Cardenas to second]; QUEEN BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Cardenas was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Queen walked; Rose singled to right [Queen to third]; HOUSE REPLACED SHEA (PITCHING); House threw a wild pitch [Queen scored, Rose to second]; Pinson doubled to center [Rose scored]; A. Johnson singled to left [Pinson scored]; May grounded out (pitcher to first) [A. Johnson to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Woodward singled to right [A. Johnson scored, Perez to third]; DUKES REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Bench doubled to left [Perez scored, Woodward scored]; Cardenas was called out on strikes; 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11. ASTROS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED QUEEN (PITCHING); Miller doubled to right; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Miller to third]; Rader singled to left [Miller scored]; Aspromonte forced Rader (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 12 2 9 Reds 11 13 2 9
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