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August 21, 1968

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Dodgers 1 6 3
Astros 6 9 1
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Dodgers 1 6 3
Astros 6 9 1

John Bateman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .333 .291
At Bats 3 263
Hits 1 63
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 29

Claude Osteen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 17 0
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Astrodome - August 21, 1968
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Out
Claude Osteen
Tom Haller
Ron Fairly
Jim Lefebvre
Ken Boyer
Bart Shirley
Willie Crawford
Willie Davis
Len Gabrielson
John Bateman
Bob Aspromonte
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bateman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive towards short. Shirley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a line drive into left field. Crawford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Crawford. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gabrielson hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crawford strikes out.
Top 7 Osteen hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a fly ball towards right. Gabrielson catches it and throws to home to double up Simpson.
Bottom 6 Herrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman scores. Simpson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Wilson bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bateman moves to third. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bart Shirley now playing shortstop. Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley misplays the ball. That's an error on Shirley.
Top 6 Jim Fairey pinch hits for Paul Popovich. Fairey strikes out.
Top 6 Lefebvre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly moves to third.
Top 6 Boyer hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haller for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive towards first. Fairly reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torres scores. Wynn scores.
Bottom 5 Claude Osteen now pitching. The ball gets by Haller for a passed ball. Torres moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 5 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Popovich moves to third.
Top 5 Crawford strikes out.
Top 5 Kekich bunts towards the mound. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke.
Bottom 4 Herrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Bateman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out.
Top 4 Haller 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 3 Menke hits a popup in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torres scores. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herrera scores.
Bottom 3 Herrera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Herrera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Top 3 Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crawford moves to second.
Top 3 Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kekich hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Popovich hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lefebvre hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fairly hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Haller strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kekich fires to first and has Herrera trapped. There's the throw to Popovich who tags Herrera for the out.
Bottom 1 Herrera takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Davis 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 1 Gabrielson hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Crawford strikes out.