Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 116
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Saturday, August 10, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 7 9 1 HOU N 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Patek ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 6 Alou cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 Clemente rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 Stargell lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Clendenon 1b 2 1 1 2 1 0 12 1 Alley 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 Taylor c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jimenez ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kolb c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McBean p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kline p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 7 9 7 2 2 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. McBean-Wills-Clendenon, Alley-Patek-Clendenon. E: Wills (16). BATTING - 2B: Patek (2,off Giusti); Alley (16,off Giusti); Jimenez (1,off Shea). 3B: Alou (3,off Giusti). SF: Clendenon (7,off Shea). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Patek (4,2nd base by Dukes/Brand).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 Staub 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Wynn lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Rader 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 Menke 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 Bateman c 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Brand pr,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Simpson cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dierker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 6 4 4 2 27 10 FIELDING - E: Staub 2 (8). BATTING - HR: Rader (4,2nd inning off McBean 1 on 0 out); Simpson (6,7th inning off McBean 1 on 1 out). GDP: Dierker (1,off McBean); Rader (7,off McBean). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McBean 6.2 5 4 4 4 2 2 28 Kline W(10-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 9 6 4 4 4 2 2 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Kline 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 7 Ray 4.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 Dukes 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 House L(1-1) 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 Shea 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 9 7 7 2 2 0 39 House faced 3 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 1-0; Shea 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 25814 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Wills 3b Miller rf 2. Patek ss Torres ss 3. Alou cf Staub 1b 4. Clemente rf Wynn lf 5. Stargell lf Rader 3b 6. Clendenon 1b Menke 2b 7. Alley 2b Bateman c 8. Taylor c Simpson cf 9. McBean p Giusti p PIRATES 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek doubled to left; Alou tripled to right [Patek scored]; Clemente walked; Stargell popped to third; Clendenon singled to center [Alou scored, Clemente to third]; Alley doubled to left [Clemente scored, Clendenon scored]; RAY REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Taylor popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Torres grounded out (third to first); Staub lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: McBean grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Wynn singled to center; Rader homered [Wynn scored]; Menke grounded out (third to first); Bateman reached on an error by Wills; Simpson forced Bateman (third to second); Ray was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Clemente flied out to left; Stargell reached on an error by Staub; Clendenon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Miller grounded out (second to first); Torres popped to shortstop; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 4TH: Alley lined to right; Taylor lined to shortstop; McBean reached on an error by Staub (assist by Rader); Wills lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 5TH: Patek flied out to right; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman walked; Simpson singled to left [Bateman to second]; DIERKER BATTED FOR RAY; BRAND RAN FOR BATEMAN; On a bunt Dierker grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to first) [Simpson to second, Brand out at third]; Jim Ray tried to bunt the first pitch but the ball struck his finger; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DUKES REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (third to first); Clendenon walked; Alley popped to shortstop; Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Wynn walked [Staub to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: McBean grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; On a bunt Patek singled to catcher; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Menke singled to left; Brand flied out to center; Simpson homered [Menke scored]; GOTAY BATTED FOR DUKES; Gotay flied out to center; Miller walked; KLINE REPLACED MCBEAN (PITCHING); Torres forced Miller (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4. PIRATES 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Alou singled to shortstop; Clemente singled to right [Alou to third]; Stargell singled to center [Alou scored, Clemente to third]; SHEA REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Clendenon hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clemente scored]; Alley forced Stargell (shortstop to second); JIMENEZ BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Jimenez doubled to right [Alley scored]; Kline lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: KOLB REPLACED JIMENEZ (PLAYING C ); Staub popped to first; Wynn flied out to left; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4. PIRATES 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Patek flied out to center; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Menke singled; Brand grounded out (pitcher to first) [Menke to second]; Simpson flied out to center; THOMAS BATTED FOR SHEA; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 7 9 1 5 Astros 4 6 2 5
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