Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 139
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Monday, September 2, 1968 (D) at Forbes Field
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 2 PIT N 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Menke ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Staub 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 8 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Aspromonte lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bateman c 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Simpson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cuellar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adlesh ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 3 1 4 7 24 9 FIELDING - E: Herrera (2), Rader (18). PB: Bateman 2 (8). BATTING - HR: Staub (6,7th inning off Veale 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Rader (2,2nd base off Veale/Cannizzaro).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Patek ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Wills 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Clemente rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Clendenon 1b 5 2 2 3 0 1 8 0 Mota cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 Pagan lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 Veale p 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 Totals 34 6 10 6 3 7 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Pagan 2 (6,off Cuellar,off Dukes); Mazeroski (11,off Ray). 3B: Clendenon (4,off Ray). SH: Mazeroski (6,off Cuellar); Patek (5,off Cuellar); Wills (9,off Cuellar). IBB: Clemente (22,by Ray); Cannizzaro (4,by Dukes). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Wills (46,2nd base off Cuellar/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar L(6-10) 4.1 4 4 4 1 4 0 20 Ray 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 Dukes 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 11 House 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 10 6 6 3 7 0 40 IBB: Ray (7,Clemente); Dukes (9,Cannizzaro). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-2. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Veale W(11-13) 9 3 1 1 4 7 1 34 WP: Veale (8). Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:15 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Herrera 2b Patek ss 2. Menke ss Wills 3b 3. Wynn cf Clemente rf 4. Staub 1b Clendenon 1b 5. Rader 3b Mota cf 6. Aspromonte lf Mazeroski 2b 7. Bateman c Pagan lf 8. Simpson rf Cannizzaro c 9. Cuellar p Veale p ASTROS 1ST: Herrera out on an unknown play; Menke out on an unknown play; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Patek out on an unknown play; Wills grounded out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub popped to third; Rader walked; Rader stole second; Veale threw a wild pitch [Rader to third]; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Clendenon singled to center; Mota singled to third [Clendenon to second]; Mazeroski reached on an error by Herrera on a sacrifice bunt [Clendenon to third, Mota to second]; Pagan doubled [Clendenon scored, Mota scored, Mazeroski to third]; Cannizzaro popped to catcher in foul territory; Veale struck out; Patek struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 3RD: Simpson popped to shortstop; Cuellar struck out; Herrera flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Wills walked; Wills stole second; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman allowed a passed ball [Wills to third]; Clendenon struck out; Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 4TH: Menke flied out to center; Wynn flied out to center; Staub walked; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Mazeroski popped to first; Pagan flied out to center; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte popped to catcher; Bateman struck out; Simpson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Veale singled; Patek reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Veale to second]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Veale to third, Patek to second]; RAY REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Clemente was walked intentionally; Clendenon tripled [Veale scored, Patek scored, Clemente scored]; Mota struck out; Mazeroski doubled [Clendenon scored]; Pagan reached on an error by Rader [Mazeroski stayed at second]; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Mazeroski to third, Pagan to second]; Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6. ASTROS 6TH: ADLESH BATTED FOR RAY; Adlesh walked; Herrera grounded out (pitcher to first) [Adlesh to second]; Menke struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: DUKES REPLACED ADLESH (PITCHING); Veale struck out; Patek singled; Wills flied out to left; Clemente singled [Patek to second]; Clendenon popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6. ASTROS 7TH: Staub homered; Rader flied out to right; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: Mota out on an unknown play; Mazeroski singled; Pagan doubled [Mazeroski to third]; Cannizzaro was walked intentionally; Veale struck out; Patek out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. ASTROS 8TH: Simpson struck out; GOTAY BATTED FOR DUKES; Gotay walked; Herrera out on an unknown play; Menke flied out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Clemente flied out to center; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn singled to third; Staub singled to center [Wynn to second]; Rader flied out to center; Aspromonte struck out; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 3 2 6 Pirates 6 10 0 10
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