Astros @ Reds
July 14, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 9 1
Reds 1 5 2
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Astros 6 9 1
Reds 1 5 2

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .263
OBP .000 .297
At Bats 1 316
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 45

Don Wilson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 10 0
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Crosley Field - July 14, 1968
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Strikeout
Don Wilson
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Dick Simpson
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 9 1 12
Cincinnati Reds 1 5 2 5
Winning Pitcher Don Wilson
Losing Pitcher Gerry Arrigo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Wynn
Attendance 15,240
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pinson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 9 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 May strikes out.
Top 9 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke tags and scores. Rader tags and moves to second.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Top 9 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards first. Whitfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Menke reaches second base with a double. Wynn goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Fred Whitfield now playing first base. Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Jim Beauchamp. Whitfield 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 8 Ruiz 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 8 Staub hits a line drive into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torres bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. Bateman moves to third. Simpson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Simpson is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Wilson bunts towards first. Beauchamp scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruiz covering, for the out. Rader moves to third. Bateman moves to second.
Top 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz misplays the ball. That's an error on Ruiz. Rader moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Lee now pitching. Johnny Bench now catching. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 George Culver pinch runs for Mack Jones. Cardenas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mack Jones pinch hits for Pat Corrales. Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Johnny Bench pinch hits for Jay Ritchie. Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson strikes out.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritchie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Corrales fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to first for the out. There's the throw to third and Johnson is out for the double play.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Torres hits a line drive into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Beauchamp strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ruiz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Corrales strikes out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jay Ritchie now pitching. Chico Ruiz now playing second base. Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres scores. Wynn moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Top 5 Menke is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Torres moves to third. Wynn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Staub strikes out.
Top 5 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Top 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas.
Bottom 4 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Bateman and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrigo fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to second.
Top 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beauchamp is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Arrigo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 3 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simpson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Corrales strikes out.
Bottom 2 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Beauchamp is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Torres. The throw from Corrales and he is safe. Torres steals second.
Top 1 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simpson is called out on strikes.