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Astros
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 13, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on August 13, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff James |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,021 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: John Kibler |
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 |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Briggs | First Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
| Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
| Don Lock | Center Fielder |
| Rick Joseph | Third Baseman |
| Doug Clemens | Right Fielder |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Jeff James | Pitcher |
| Bob Skinner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 13, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. James
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with James covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. James
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. James
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. James
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. James
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Menke vs. James
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joseph fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cuellar
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. James
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. James
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. James
Cuellar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. James
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuellar moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. James
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cuellar
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joseph vs. Cuellar
Joseph strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. James
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. James
Wynn hits a line drive into right field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. James
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Cuellar
Clemens strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Cuellar
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Cuellar
James bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs takes first base on ball four. Dalrymple moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. James
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. James
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. James
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuellar vs. James
Cuellar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bateman scores. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. James
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. James
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cuellar
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Cuellar
Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock hits a popup towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. Lock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joseph vs. Cuellar
Joseph hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemens vs. Cuellar
Clemens hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dalrymple vs. Cuellar
Dalrymple is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. James
Staub hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. James
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joseph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. James
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Cuellar
James strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. James
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. James
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. James
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. James
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cuellar
Pena hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cuellar
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. James
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with James covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. James
Torres hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. James
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. James
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. James
There goes Wynn. The throw from Dalrymple and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joseph vs. Cuellar
Joseph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemens vs. Cuellar
Clemens bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joseph moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dalrymple vs. Cuellar
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and has Joseph trapped. There's the throw to Torres who tags Joseph for the out. Clemens moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Cuellar
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Jeff James.
Sutherland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemens scores. Dalrymple moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Briggs vs. Cuellar
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Menke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Dalrymple scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Wagner
Gary Wagner now pitching.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena misplays the ball. That's an error on Pena. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Wagner
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joseph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Wagner
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cuellar
Pena hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cuellar
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joseph vs. Cuellar
Joseph hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Menke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wagner
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wagner
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wagner
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Wagner
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1968, game 2 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Miller N, rf 5 0 1 0 Briggs J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Torres H, ss 5 1 1 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Pena R, ss 4 1 1 0
Wynn J, lf 3 0 1 0 Allen D, lf 3 1 1 2
Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lock D, cf 4 0 0 0
Menke D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Joseph R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 4 1 1 0 Clemens D, rf 3 1 1 0
Simpson D, cf 4 0 2 0 Dalrymple C, c 2 1 0 0
Cuellar M, p 3 0 2 1 James J, p 2 0 0 0
Thomas L, ph 1 0 1 0 Sutherland G, ph 1 0 1 1
Wagner G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 11 2 29 4 4 4
Houston 000 100 100 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 200 20x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L) 8.0 4 4 4 4 9
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
James J (W) 7.0 10 2 2 2 2
Wagner G (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Torres H, Pena R
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Houston 9, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Wynn J
HR -- Allen D, Torres H
CS -- Wynn J
T -- 2:21
A -- 7021
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