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September 2, 1968

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Astros 1 3 1
Pirates 1 7 0
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Astros 1 3 1
Pirates 3 8 0

Matty Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .341
OBP .333 .373
At Bats 3 431
Hits 1 147
• Singles 1 124
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 37

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 1
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Forbes Field - September 2, 1968
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Double
Dave Giusti
Dave Adlesh
Rusty Staub
Jose Herrera
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Lee Thomas
Matty Alou
Jose Pagan
Maury Wills
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Alou reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Pagan scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 7 Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Alley moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gene Alley pinch runs for Jerry May. Moose bunts towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. Alley moves to second.
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields the ball and throws to Giusti covering. Safe.
Top 7 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rader bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to second.
Top 7 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clendenon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herrera catches it and throws to first to double up Stargell.
Bottom 6 Stargell is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jose Pagan now playing shortstop. Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a fly ball towards left. Aspromonte settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Aspromonte. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and has Wills trapped. There's the throw to Rader who throws to Herrera, who tags Wills for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Giusti Wills moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wills bunts towards the mound. Giusti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Moose strikes out.
Top 5 Giusti hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adlesh hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Clendenon hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stargell strikes out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn tags and scores.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Top 4 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Herrera covering, for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Herrera hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giusti hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Clendenon. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Clendenon steals second.
Bottom 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stargell strikes out.
Top 2 Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Top 2 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Patek 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 popup towards the right side of the infield. Herrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.
Top 1 Herrera strikes out.