Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 156
Played on Saturday, September 21, 1968 (D) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 - 5 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 Pinson cf 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 A. Johnson lf 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 10 0 Ruiz 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Maloney p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 33 5 6 4 3 10 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ruiz-May. BATTING - 2B: A. Johnson (30,off Wilson). HR: May (20,5th inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: A. Johnson (16,3rd base off Wilson/Adlesh); Ruiz (3,2nd base off Ray/Adlesh).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 McFadden ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Wynn lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Staub 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Menke 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Colbert cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Adlesh c 3 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 0 3 10 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Aspromonte. E: Staub (13). PB: Adlesh (2). BATTING - 2B: Herrera (5,off Maloney); Wynn (22,off Maloney); Colbert (1,off Maloney). GDP: Aspromonte (15,off Maloney). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Maloney W(14-10) 9 4 0 0 3 10 0 33 WP: Maloney (12).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(13-16) 8 5 5 4 3 9 1 32 Ray 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 6 5 4 3 10 1 36 WP: Wilson (9). Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Frank Dezelan Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 5664 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose rf Herrera rf 2. Pinson cf McFadden ss 3. A. Johnson lf Wynn lf 4. Bench c Staub 1b 5. Perez 3b Menke 2b 6. May 1b Aspromonte 3b 7. Ruiz 2b Colbert cf 8. Cardenas ss Adlesh c 9. Maloney p Wilson p REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); A. Johnson singled to center; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Herrera grounded out (pitcher to first); McFadden grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; May struck out while Perez advanced to third on a passed ball (catcher to first); Ruiz hit into a double play (third unassisted) [Perez out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Menke singled to left; Aspromonte struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Cardenas flied out to right; Maloney struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Adlesh grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); Herrera doubled to right; McFadden grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Pinson struck out; A. Johnson struck out; Bench walked; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; Staub flied out to center; Menke popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: May homered; Ruiz struck out; Cardenas flied out to center; Maloney grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte flied out to right; Colbert struck out; Adlesh struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Pinson struck out; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wilson popped to shortstop; Herrera grounded out (shortstop to first); McFadden grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn doubled to left; Staub popped to third; Menke walked; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (second to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: Ruiz walked; Cardenas singled to center [Ruiz to second]; Maloney flied out to center [Ruiz to third]; Rose walked [Cardenas to second]; Pinson reached on an error by Staub [Ruiz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenas to third, Rose to second, Pinson to first]; A. Johnson doubled to left [Cardenas scored, Rose scored, Pinson scored]; A. Johnson stole third; Bench struck out; Perez flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Colbert doubled to left; Adlesh struck out; THOMAS BATTED FOR WILSON; Thomas struck out; Herrera struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. REDS 9TH: RAY REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruiz singled to left; Ruiz stole second; Cardenas flied out to center [Ruiz to third]; Maloney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: McFadden struck out; Wynn walked; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Wynn to second]; Menke walked; Maloney threw a wild pitch [Wynn to third, Menke to second]; Aspromonte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 5 6 0 4 Astros 0 4 1 6
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