Astros @ Dodgers
August 27, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 11 0
Dodgers 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 11 0
Dodgers 2 6 0

Jeff Torborg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .167
OBP .000 .226
At Bats 3 78
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 4

Denny Lemaster Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Dodger Stadium - August 27, 1968
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Out
Denny Lemaster
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jose Herrera
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Jeff Torborg
Ken Boyer
Jim Fairey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 11 0 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Losing Pitcher Mike Kekich
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Miller
Attendance 8,928
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ken Boyer pinch hits for Zoilo Versalles. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. Fairey moves to third.
Bottom 9 Popovich strikes out.
Bottom 9 Jim Fairey pinch runs for Jim Lefebvre. Fairly is hit by the pitch. Fairey moves to second.
Bottom 9 Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herrera moves to second.
Top 9 Herrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lemaster hits a popup towards the mound. Billingham catches it and throws to first to double up Miller.
Top 9 Jack Billingham now pitching. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Crawford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Ted Savage pinch hits for Mudcat Grant. Savage hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bateman hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torborg hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fairly hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bailey hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemaster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grant strikes out.
Top 5 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torborg hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lefebvre scores. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 4 Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailey scores. Lefebvre moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fairly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Torres is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Herrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemaster moves to second.
Top 4 Lemaster takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Miller. The throw from Torborg and he is out, Versalles applying the tag.
Top 4 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bateman hits a fly ball into left field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crawford strikes out.
Bottom 3 Grant strikes out.
Bottom 3 Torborg hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn tags and scores.
Top 3 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torres scores. Wynn moves to third.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemaster scores. Torres moves to second.
Top 3 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemaster moves to third.
Top 3 Herrera bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemaster moves to second.
Top 3 Lemaster takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Miller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lefebvre hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crawford strikes out.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Herrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.