Pirates @ Astros
August 11, 1968

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Dick Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .198
OBP .500 .295
At Bats 2 197
Hits 1 39
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 19

Steve Blass Season Stats

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9 4 0
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Astrodome - August 11, 1968
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Double
Steve Blass
Jerry May
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Maury Wills
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Gary Kolb
Roberto Clemente
Dick Simpson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gary Kolb now playing center field. Steve Blass now pitching. Bill Mazeroski now playing second base. Gene Alley now playing shortstop. Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kolb. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Stargell throws the ball in to Wills who tags Simpson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Giusti now pitching. Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Jimenez strikes out.
Top 7 Wills takes first base on ball four. Kolb moves to second.
Top 7 Gary Kolb pinch hits for Tommie Sisk. Kolb takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 May hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Menke reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Rader goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alley 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 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Miller 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 5 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Simpson 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 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mota hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Mota reaches second base with a double. Sisk scores. Patek moves to third.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. Sisk moves to third.
Top 5 Wills takes first base on ball four. Sisk moves to second.
Top 5 Sisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Clendenon reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 3 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. Miller scores.
Bottom 3 Torres bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Alley covering, for the out. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Miller. The throw from May and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Bottom 3 Manny Mota now playing center field. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Manny Mota pinch hits for Matty Alou. Mota is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 May hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alley takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from May and he is out, Alley applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Miller scores.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.