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June 22, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 7 12 0
Astros 6 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 7 12 0
Astros 6 10 1

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .176
OBP .250 .219
At Bats 4 68
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 4

Turk Farrell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 6
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Astrodome - June 22, 1968
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Out
Turk Farrell
Clay Dalrymple
Bill White
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Roberto Pena
Dick Allen
Tony Gonzalez
Johnny Callison
Bob Watson
Denis Menke
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 7 12 0 8
Houston Astros 6 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Gary Wagner
Losing Pitcher Wade Blasingame
Save Turk Farrell
Game Winning RBI Tony Taylor
Attendance 21,015
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Turk Farrell now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Torres scores. Rader moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 9 Rader takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 9 Grant Jackson now pitching. Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Torres takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 9 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Callison scores.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Callison. The throw from Brand and he is safe. Callison steals second.
Top 9 Allen strikes out.
Top 9 Ron Brand now catching. Danny Coombs now pitching. Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ron Brand pinch runs for John Bateman. Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena has Staub trapped. There's the throw to Dalrymple and over to Taylor, who tags Staub for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Menke reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. Taylor scores. Dalrymple goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Dalrymple is hit by the pitch. Taylor moves to second.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Allen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gary Wagner now pitching. Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 7 John Briggs pinch hits for Chris Short. Briggs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Giusti, and towards Menke, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Gonzalez 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 5 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pena scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Pena moves to second.
Top 5 Short strikes out.
Top 5 Jim Wynn now playing center field. Dick Simpson now playing right field. Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Giusti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bateman scores.
Bottom 4 Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Menke scores.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Taylor. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive in front of the plate. Bateman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Short is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Giusti hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bateman takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Short covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Allen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Callison 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 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.