Astros @ Phillies
August 15, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 0
Phillies 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 0
Phillies 2 7 0

Cookie Rojas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .236
OBP .000 .257
At Bats 2 475
Hits 0 112
• Singles 0 89
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 35

Danny Coombs Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 15, 1968
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Strikeout
Danny Coombs
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Cookie Rojas
Don Lock
Dick Allen

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 8 0 6
Philadelphia Phillies 2 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Dave Giusti
Losing Pitcher Turk Farrell
Save Danny Coombs
Game Winning RBI Doug Rader
Attendance 3,217
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rojas strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Allen moves to third. Lock moves to second.
Bottom 9 Danny Coombs now pitching. Rick Joseph pinch hits for Tony Gonzalez. Joseph hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 9 Allen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rusty Staub now playing first base. Denis Menke now playing second base. Briggs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Giusti strikes out.
Top 9 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dick Hall now pitching. Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pena 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 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Clemens pinch hits for Turk Farrell. Clemens hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Rader reaches second base with a double. Torres goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Wynn strikes out.
Top 8 Torres hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dalrymple strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lock hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Allen hits a line drive towards center. Wynn catches it and throws to first to double up Briggs.
Bottom 6 Briggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Turk Farrell now pitching. Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Top 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards right. Lock fields it and throws to second to catch Rader for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pena strikes out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to third. Giusti moves to second.
Top 5 Giusti is hit by the pitch. Miller moves to second.
Top 5 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bateman hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dalrymple 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 4 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Briggs tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lock strikes out.
Bottom 4 Allen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Briggs moves to third.
Bottom 4 Briggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fryman is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Giusti hits a line drive into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lock strikes out. There goes Allen. The throw from Bateman to second, and Allen is out. There goes Briggs. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Briggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Briggs reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores.
Bottom 1 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.