Pirates @ Astros
August 8, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 10 0
Astros 3 8 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 10 0
Astros 3 8 3

Dick Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .189
OBP .250 .291
At Bats 3 190
Hits 0 36
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 17

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 10
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Astrodome - August 8, 1968
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Out
Roy Face
Jerry May
Donn Clendenon
Gene Alley
Jose Pagan
Freddie Patek
Manny Mota
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Dick Simpson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 10 0 9
Houston Astros 3 8 3 7
Winning Pitcher Ron Kline
Losing Pitcher Mike Cuellar
Save Roy Face
Game Winning RBI Donn Clendenon
Attendance 14,851
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Roy Face now pitching. Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. There goes Clemente trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 9 Clemente is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Patek strikes out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second.
Top 9 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Maury Wills pinch hits for Ron Kline. Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Staub strikes out.
Top 8 May strikes out.
Top 8 Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pagan strikes out.
Top 8 Julio Gotay now playing second base. Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Norm Miller pinch hits for Hector Torres. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Simpson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Cuellar bunts towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to third. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bateman bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Menke scores. Aspromonte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Clendenon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clemente is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ron Kline now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Staub bunts towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 May hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Pagan. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Rader applying the tag.
Top 6 Alley is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Clendenon scores. Mota goes all the way around to score. Pagan moves to second.
Top 6 Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to third.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Clendenon reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Bateman is thrown out after the base hit. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Veale strikes out.
Top 5 May hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pagan strikes out.
Top 4 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Bottom 3 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Cuellar hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Veale strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 2 May hits a line drive towards third. Rader catches it and steps on third to double up Mota.
Top 2 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke. Mota moves to third.
Top 2 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mota moves to second.
Top 2 Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.