Astros @ Pirates
September 2, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 3 2
Pirates 6 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 3 2
Pirates 6 10 0

John Bateman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .242
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 3 302
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 29

Bob Veale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 13 0
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Forbes Field - September 2, 1968
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Bob Veale
Chris Cannizzaro
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Maury Wills
Freddie Patek
Jose Pagan
Manny Mota
Roberto Clemente
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 3 2 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Bob Veale
Losing Pitcher Mike Cuellar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Pagan
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 9 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pat House now pitching. Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. House fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Herrera hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Julio Gotay pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Gotay takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Veale strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cannizzaro is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mota hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Clendenon hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tom Dukes now pitching. Veale strikes out.
Top 6 Wynn strikes out.
Top 6 Menke strikes out.
Top 6 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. Adlesh moves to second.
Top 6 Dave Adlesh pinch hits for Jim Ray. Adlesh takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Mazeroski moves to third. Pagan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Clendenon scores.
Bottom 5 Mota strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Clendenon reaches third base with a triple. Veale scores. Patek scores. Clemente goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Jim Ray now pitching. Clemente is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Wills bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Veale moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Patek bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Veale moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Veale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bateman strikes out.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a popup in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cannizzaro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clendenon strikes out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Herrera hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cuellar strikes out.
Top 3 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Veale strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Clendenon scores. Mota scores. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski bunts towards the right side of the infield. Herrera misplays the ball. That's an error on Herrera. Clendenon moves to third. Mota moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clendenon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Rader moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Rader. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Rader steals second.
Top 2 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Staub hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Herrera hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.