Astros @ Reds
July 14, 1968

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Dick Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .178
OBP .667 .305
At Bats 3 107
Hits 2 19
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 1 10

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 9
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Crosley Field - July 14, 1968
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Strikeout
Ted Abernathy
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Hal McRae
Tony Perez
Leo Cardenas
Alex Johnson
Mack Jones
Vada Pinson
Dick Simpson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Simpson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Buzhardt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Beauchamp strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 John Buzhardt now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Danny Coombs now pitching. Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. May scores. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Tom Dukes now pitching. Perez takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. May moves to second.
Bottom 5 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beauchamp scores. Johnson scores. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones takes first base on ball four. Beauchamp moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beauchamp moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Bob Lee. Beauchamp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brand hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rader strikes out.
Top 5 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to home to get Pinson. Bench moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bob Lee now pitching. Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Simpson moves to third. Torres moves to second.
Top 4 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giusti scores. Simpson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giusti moves to second.
Top 4 Giusti hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 4 Brand hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into left field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jones is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cloninger, and towards Cardenas, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cloninger hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lee Thomas now playing right field. Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brand scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Giusti bunts between the mound and first base. Cloninger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giusti for the out. Brand moves to second.
Top 2 Brand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Top 1 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Top 1 Simpson strikes out.