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Astros
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on June 16, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommie Sisk |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,448 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Al Barlick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan Murrell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Julio Gotay | Second Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gary Kolb | Second Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Right Fielder |
| Manny Jimenez | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Tommie Sisk | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 16, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Sisk
Murrell hits a fly ball into right field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Sisk
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Sisk
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Sisk
There's a wild pitch. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Sisk
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Dierker
Kolb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sisk
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aspromonte for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Sisk
Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Sisk
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Dierker
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Dierker
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Sisk
Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Sisk
Dierker bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Sisk covering, for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murrell vs. Sisk
Murrell hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Sisk
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Sisk
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dierker
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Dierker
There goes Patek. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Dierker
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisk vs. Dierker
Sisk bunts towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kolb vs. Dierker
Kolb strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sisk
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Sisk covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sisk
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Sisk
Gotay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Sisk
Bateman bunts towards the mound. Sisk fields it and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to third. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torres vs. Sisk
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Dierker
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jimenez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Dierker
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Dierker
Patek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Patek reaches second base with a double. Jimenez scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Dierker
Taylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisk vs. Dierker
Sisk strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Sisk
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Sisk
Murrell hits a fly ball into left field. Jimenez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Sisk
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolb vs. Dierker
Kolb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Dierker
There goes Kolb. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Kolb steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jimenez vs. Dierker
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Kolb scores. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Dierker
Manny Mota pinch runs for Manny Jimenez.
Alou takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to third. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clendenon vs. Buzhardt
John Buzhardt now pitching.
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Mota moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Buzhardt
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mota tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Buzhardt
There goes Alou. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Aspromonte applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Buzhardt
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Sisk
Manny Mota now playing left field. Gene Alley now playing second base.
Staub 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 -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sisk
Thomas 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 -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sisk
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisk vs. Buzhardt
Sisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Buzhardt
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Buzhardt
Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Buzhardt
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Buzhardt
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Sisk
Gotay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Sisk
There's a wild pitch. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Sisk
Bateman hits a line drive towards short. Patek catches it and throws to second to double up Gotay. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Sisk
Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Sisk
Byron Browne pinch hits for John Buzhardt.
Browne takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murrell vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Murrell hits a popup in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. House
Pat House now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. House
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. House
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Clendenon trying to get to third. Murrell throws the ball in to Aspromonte, who tags Clendenon for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. House
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. House
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kline
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Kline
Staub 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 -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kline
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. House
Wills hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. House
Alley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Alley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. House
Stargell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. House
Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. House
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Alou reaches second base with a double. Stargell scores. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clendenon vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Mota tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Gladding
There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gladding
Patek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Kline
Jose Pagan now playing third base.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Kline
Gotay hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Kline
Bateman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Kline
Torres hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1968, game 2 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Murrell I, lf 4 0 0 0 Wills M, 3b 4 1 1 1
Wynn J, cf 4 1 1 2 Pagan J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Staub R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kolb G, 2b 2 1 1 0
Thomas L, rf 4 0 0 0 Alley G, 2b 2 1 2 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Stargell W, rf 3 2 0 0
Gotay J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Jimenez M, lf 3 1 3 2
Bateman J, c 4 0 0 0 Mota M, pr-lf 2 2 1 1
Torres H, ss 4 1 2 0 Alou M, cf 4 2 3 1
Dierker L, p 1 0 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 2 3
Buzhardt J, p 0 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 3 2
Browne B, ph 0 0 0 0 Taylor C, c 2 0 0 0
House P, p 0 0 0 0 Sisk T, p 2 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Kline R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 33 11 16 10
Houston 002 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 001 140 14x -- 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (L)* 4.0 8 6 6 5 3
Buzhardt J 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
House P 1.1 6 5 5 0 1
Gladding F 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk T (W) 6.2 5 2 2 3 1
Kline R (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
DP -- Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Patek F, Wills M, Alou M 2, Alley G
HR -- Wynn J
SB -- Patek F, Kolb G
CS -- Alou M
SH -- Dierker L, Sisk T
SF -- Patek F, Clendenon D
HBP -- by House P (Stargell W)
WP -- Sisk T 2, Gladding F
T -- 2:45
A -- 8448
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