Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gotay vs. Fryman
  
  Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Fryman
  
  Thomas bunts towards the mound. Fryman catches it and throws to first to double up Gotay. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Fryman
  
  Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Wilson
  
  Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murrell. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Wilson
  
  Rojas bunts towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Callison vs. Wilson
  
  Callison hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Wilson
  
  There goes Callison. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Callison steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Allen vs. Wilson
  
  Allen hits a line drive into center field. Murrell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murrell. Callison scores. Allen moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gonzalez vs. Wilson
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Wilson
  
  Wilson spins and fires to second, with Torres covering, and Allen is picked off. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Fryman
  
  Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Fryman
  
  Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bateman vs. Fryman
  
  Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Wilson
  
  White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. White reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dalrymple vs. Wilson
  
  Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out. White moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Wine vs. Wilson
  
  Wine bunts towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wine for the out. White scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Wilson
  
  Fryman is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murrell vs. Fryman
  
  Murrell hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Fryman
  
  Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Fryman
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gotay vs. Fryman
  
  Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Wilson
  
  Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Wilson
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Wilson
  
  Callison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murrell. Callison reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Allen vs. Wilson
  
  Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Allen reaches second base with a double. Callison scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gonzalez vs. Wilson
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Fryman
  
  Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Fryman
  
  Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Fryman
  
  Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Wilson
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dalrymple vs. Wilson
  
  Dalrymple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wine vs. Wilson
  
  Wine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Wine reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Fryman vs. Blasingame
  
  Wade Blasingame now pitching.
  
  Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fryman for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Taylor vs. Blasingame
  
  Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Taylor reaches second base with a double. White scores. Wine scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Blasingame
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Fryman
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bateman vs. Fryman
  
  Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murrell vs. Fryman
  
  Murrell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Blasingame
  
  Callison strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Blasingame
  
  Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Blasingame
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Blasingame
  
  There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Blasingame
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dalrymple vs. Blasingame
  
  Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Fryman
  
  Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Fryman
  
  Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gotay vs. Fryman
  
  Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Fryman
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wine vs. Blasingame
  
  Wine hits a fly ball into center field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Blasingame
  
  Fryman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Blasingame
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Fryman
  
  Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Fryman
  
  Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Fryman
  
  Staub hits a popup towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Blasingame
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Callison vs. Blasingame
  
  Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Blasingame
  
  Allen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Blasingame
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Blasingame
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bateman vs. Fryman
  
  Bateman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murrell vs. Fryman
  
  Murrell hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torres vs. Fryman
  
  Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wynn vs. Fryman
  
  Jim Wynn pinch hits for Wade Blasingame.
  
  Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dalrymple vs. Buzhardt
  
  John Buzhardt now pitching.
  
  Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wine vs. Buzhardt
  
  Wine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Buzhardt
  
  Fryman strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gotay vs. Fryman
  
  Larry Hisle now playing center field. Tony Gonzalez now playing left field.
  
  Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walton vs. Fryman
  
  Danny Walton pinch hits for Lee Thomas.
  
  Walton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Fryman
  
  Aspromonte strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/21/1968 -- Houston at Philadelphia (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Gotay J, 2b           4  0  1  0   Taylor T, 3b          4  1  2  2   
Thomas L, lf          3  0  0  0   Rojas C, 2b           3  1  0  0   
Walton D, ph          1  0  0  0   Callison J, rf        4  2  2  1   
Aspromonte B, 3b      4  0  0  0   Allen D, lf           4  1  3  4   
Menke D, 1b           3  0  0  0   Hisle L, cf           0  0  0  0   
Staub R, rf           3  0  0  0   Gonzalez T, cf-lf     4  0  1  0   
Bateman J, c          2  0  0  0   White B, 1b           2  2  1  0   
Murrell I, cf         3  0  0  0   Dalrymple C, c        4  0  0  0   
Torres H, ss          3  0  0  0   Wine B, ss            3  1  1  1   
Wilson D, p           1  0  1  0   Fryman W, p           4  0  0  0   
Blasingame W, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Wynn J, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Buzhardt J, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  0  2  0                        32  8 10  8

Houston          000 000 000 --  0
Philadelphia     211 200 20x --  8

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson D (L)          3.1  7  6  6  1  1
Blasingame W          3.2  3  2  1  1  1
Buzhardt J            1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fryman W (W)          9.0  2  0  0  2  3

E -- Murrell I, Aspromonte B
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Houston 3, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Taylor T 2, White B, Callison J, Allen D, Wine B
HR -- Allen D
SB -- Callison J
SH -- Rojas C, Wine B
WP -- Blasingame W
T -- 2:01
A -- 5634

    

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