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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 12, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 12, 1968 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woodie Fryman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Lemaster |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 16,415 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ed Sudol |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Don Money | Shortstop |
| Mike Ryan | Catcher |
| Woodie Fryman | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Ivan Murrell | Right Fielder |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Denny Lemaster | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 12, 1968
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lemaster
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lemaster
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Callison vs. Lemaster
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Lemaster
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor scores. Rojas moves to third. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Lemaster
White strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hisle vs. Lemaster
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Rojas scores. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Money vs. Lemaster
Money is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fryman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Fryman
Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Morgan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Fryman
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Fryman
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Lemaster
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Lemaster
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lemaster
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lemaster
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Lemaster
Callison hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fryman
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Fryman
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Fryman
Murrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lemaster
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lemaster
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster juggles the ball. That's an error on Lemaster. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Lemaster
Hisle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murrell. Hisle reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Money vs. Lemaster
Money is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Lemaster
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Fryman
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemaster vs. Fryman
Lemaster bunts towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Fryman
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Fryman
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemaster moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Fryman
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Lemaster
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lemaster
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Lemaster
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Taylor trying to get to third. Wynn throws the ball in to Aspromonte, who tags Taylor for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Lemaster
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Fryman
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fryman
Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Fryman
Bateman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lemaster
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lemaster
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lemaster
Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Fryman
Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Fryman
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemaster vs. Fryman
Lemaster bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Fryman
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Fryman
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Fryman
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Fryman
Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Staub reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Morgan scores. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. Farrell
Hal King pinch hits for John Bateman.
King takes first base on ball four. Wynn scores. Staub moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murrell vs. Farrell
Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Lemaster
Hal King now catching.
Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Lemaster
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Lemaster
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Farrell
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemaster vs. Farrell
Lemaster bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Farrell
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Davis reaches second base with a double. Torres scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Farrell
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Farrell
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lemaster
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lemaster
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Lemaster
Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Lemaster
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Farrell
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Farrell
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Money settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Farrell
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lemaster
Norm Miller now playing right field.
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lemaster
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Lemaster
Money hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Lemaster
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lock vs. Lemaster
Don Lock pinch hits for Turk Farrell.
Lock takes first base on ball four. Hisle moves to third. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Buzhardt
John Buzhardt now pitching. Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Tony Taylor.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Buzhardt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Boozer
John Boozer now pitching. Bobby Wine now playing third base.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Boozer
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buzhardt vs. Boozer
Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Buzhardt
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Buzhardt
Callison hits a line drive into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Buzhardt
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1968 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 3b 3 1 2 0 Davis R, cf 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez T, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Wine B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Wynn J, lf 3 1 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 1 4 0 Staub R, 1b 4 0 1 2
Callison J, rf 4 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Allen D, lf 5 0 2 1 Bateman J, c 2 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 King H, ph-c 1 0 0 1
Hisle L, cf 4 0 2 1 Murrell I, rf 3 0 0 0
Money D, ss 3 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 0 0 0 0
Ryan M, c 4 0 1 0 Torres H, ss 4 2 3 0
Fryman W, p 2 0 0 0 Lemaster D, p 1 0 0 0
Farrell T, p 1 0 0 0 Buzhardt J, p 1 0 0 0
Lock D, ph 0 0 0 0
Boozer J, p 0 0 0 0
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36 2 11 2 29 5 9 5
Philadelphia 200 000 000 -- 2
Houston 000 041 00x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman W (L) 4.2 7 4 4 2 3
Farrell T 2.1 2 1 1 2 1
Boozer J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster D (W) 7.2 11 2 2 4 4
Buzhardt J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Lemaster D
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Houston 7
2B -- Rojas C, Hisle L, Staub R, Davis R
3B -- Morgan J
SH -- Lemaster D 2
T -- 2:28
A -- 16415
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