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August 3, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 2 4 0
Astros 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 2 4 0
Astros 1 7 1

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .298
OBP .000 .385
At Bats 3 383
Hits 0 114
• Singles 0 83
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 49

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 11 1
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Astrodome - August 3, 1968
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Single
Chris Short
Mike Ryan
Bill White
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Gary Sutherland
Dick Allen
Don Lock
Johnny Callison
Rusty Staub
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Torres hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Allen throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Torres, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 9 Lock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Allen strikes out.
Top 9 Pat House now pitching. 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.
Bottom 8 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Julio Gotay pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aspromonte scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aspromonte moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ryan strikes out.
Top 7 Sutherland takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lock moves to second.
Top 7 Lock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Simpson. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Sutherland applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ryan fires to second and picks off Cuellar for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Cuellar moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cuellar bunts towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Short covering. Safe.
Top 6 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards third. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ryan strikes out.
Top 5 Sutherland hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a popup towards the mound. Short settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Norm Miller now playing right field. Bob Aspromonte now playing left field. Allen 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 3 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cuellar hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a line drive towards the mound. Short reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Callison hits a line drive towards first. Staub catches it and steps on first to double up Rojas.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. Taylor moves to third.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wynn strikes out.
Top 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Sutherland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a line drive into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Callison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.