Astros @ Reds
September 10, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 1
Reds 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 1
Reds 4 9 0

Alex Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .320
OBP .250 .347
At Bats 4 528
Hits 1 169
• Singles 1 135
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 51

Steve Shea Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 4
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Crosley Field - September 10, 1968
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Steve Shea
John Bateman
John Mayberry
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Norm Miller
Jim Wynn
Rusty Staub
Alex Johnson
Pete Rose
Mack Jones
Leo Cardenas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 1 7
Cincinnati Reds 4 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Clay Carroll
Losing Pitcher Steve Shea
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Alex Johnson
Attendance 2,353
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Jones moves to third. Rose moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rose takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jones is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 9 Mack Jones pinch hits for Clay Carroll. There goes Cardenas. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Cardenas steals second.
Bottom 9 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Steve Shea now pitching. Hector Torres now playing shortstop. McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Jim Ray. Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hal King pinch hits for Leon McFadden. King is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Beauchamp hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clay Carroll now pitching. Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Top 8 Staub is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Dan McGinn now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Top 8 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Miller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Johnny Bench now catching. Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rose 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 7 Queen is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McFadden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McRae settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cardenas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beauchamp moves to third.
Bottom 6 McRae bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. Beauchamp moves to second.
Bottom 6 Beauchamp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores.
Bottom 6 Ray fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ray. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader strikes out.
Top 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Staub reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose 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 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 5 Menke strikes out.
Top 5 Ray strikes out.
Bottom 4 Queen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Jim Ray now pitching. McRae strikes out.
Bottom 3 Beauchamp takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. May moves to third. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to home to get Rose. Johnson moves to third. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Rose reaches second base with a double. Queen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Queen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Menke hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Corrales hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Cuellar strikes out.
Top 2 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staub is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.