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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 10, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 10, 1968 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 10, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 10, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al McBean |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Giusti |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,814 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bob Engel |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Al McBean | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Dick Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Giusti | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 10, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Giusti
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Giusti
Patek hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Giusti
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple. Patek scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Giusti
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Giusti
Stargell hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Giusti
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alley vs. Giusti
Alley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Alley reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores. Clendenon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McBean
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. McBean
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McBean
Staub hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Ray
McBean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ray
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ray
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McBean
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McBean
Rader hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McBean
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. McBean
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McBean
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. McBean
Ray is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Ray
Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Ray
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Staub. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Ray
Clendenon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McBean
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. McBean
Torres hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McBean
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with McBean covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Ray
Alley hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Ray
Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Ray
McBean hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Ray
Wills hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McBean
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McBean
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McBean
Menke strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ray
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Ray
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. McBean
Bateman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McBean
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. McBean
Larry Dierker pinch hits for Jim Ray. Ron Brand pinch runs for John Bateman.
Dierker bunts towards the mound. McBean fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. McBean
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dukes
Ron Brand now catching. Tom Dukes now pitching.
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Dukes
Clendenon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Dukes
Alley hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Dukes
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. McBean
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McBean
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. McBean
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. McBean
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Dukes
McBean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Dukes
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dukes
Patek bunts in front of the plate. Brand fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dukes
There goes Patek. The throw from Brand and he is out, Torres applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McBean
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brand vs. McBean
Brand hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McBean
Simpson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. McBean
Julio Gotay pinch hits for Tom Dukes.
Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McBean
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. House
Pat House now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. House
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. House
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Shea
Steve Shea now pitching.
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Shea
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jimenez vs. Shea
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Carl Taylor.
Jimenez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Jimenez reaches second base with a double. Alley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kline vs. Shea
Kline hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Kline
Gary Kolb now catching.
Staub hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kline
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Kline
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Shea
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Shea
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Shea
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kline
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brand vs. Kline
Brand hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Kline
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Kline
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Steve Shea.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/10/1968, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 5 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 3 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 5 1 2 0 Torres H, ss 4 0 0 0
Alou M, cf 5 2 2 1 Staub R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 3 2 1 0 Wynn J, lf 3 1 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 1 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 2
Clendenon D, 1b 2 1 1 2 Menke D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Alley G, 2b 4 1 1 2 Bateman J, c 1 0 0 0
Taylor C, c 3 0 0 0 Brand R, pr-c 2 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 1 1 Simpson D, cf 4 1 2 2
Kolb G, c 0 0 0 0 Giusti D, p 0 0 0 0
McBean A, p 3 0 0 0 Ray J, p 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Dierker L, ph 1 0 0 0
Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0
Gotay J, ph 1 0 0 0
House P, p 0 0 0 0
Shea S, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas L, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 7 9 7 32 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 400 000 030 -- 7
Houston 020 000 200 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McBean A 6.2 5 4 4 4 2
Kline R (W) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti D 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
Ray J 4.1 0 0 0 0 2
Dukes T 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
House P (L)* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Shea S 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Wills M, Staub R 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Houston 5
2B -- Patek F, Alley G, Jimenez M
3B -- Alou M
HR -- Rader D, Simpson D
CS -- Patek F
SF -- Clendenon D
T -- 2:37
A -- 25814
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