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July 4, 1968

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Top 8 R H E
Reds 4 5 1
Astros 3 6 0
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Reds 4 5 1
Astros 3 6 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .272
OBP .333 .302
At Bats 3 287
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 43

Tom Dukes Season Stats

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Astrodome - July 4, 1968
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Out
Tom Dukes
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Julio Gotay
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Julio Gotay now playing second base. Tom Dukes now pitching. Perez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Denis Menke. Thomas hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colbert tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Torres takes first base on ball four. Colbert moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 7 Nate Colbert pinch runs for Ron Brand. Miller takes first base on ball four. Colbert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Ron Brand pinch hits for Don Wilson. Brand hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy juggles the ball. That's an error on Abernathy.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wilson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Top 7 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 7 Rose 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 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive towards short. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Nolan strikes out.
Top 6 Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. Helms moves to third. Woodward moves to second.
Top 6 Helms is walked intentionally.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to second.
Top 6 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose scores.
Top 5 There goes Rose. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Rose steals second.
Top 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Nolan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Helms 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 4 May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bench is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Perez strikes out.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose scores.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nolan scores. Rose moves to third.
Top 3 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nolan moves to third. Rose moves to second.
Top 3 Nolan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Torres hits a fly ball towards right. Rose catches it and throws to first to double up Miller.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bateman scores.
Bottom 2 Wilson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Woodward is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to second.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 1 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Torres moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 1 Staub takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Perez hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.