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Phillies 2 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
April 12, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 12, 1968 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 12, 1968 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDenny Lemaster  
Losing PitcherWoodie Fryman  
SaveJohn Buzhardt  
Game Winning RBIRusty Staub 

Game Info

DateApril 12, 1968 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherWoodie Fryman  
Home Starting PitcherDenny Lemaster  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance16,415 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Weyer
1B: Bill Williams
2B: Tom Gorman
3B: Ed Sudol

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Taylor  Third Baseman 
Cookie Rojas  Second Baseman 
Johnny Callison  Right Fielder 
Dick Allen  Left Fielder 
Bill White  First Baseman 
Larry Hisle  Center Fielder 
Don Money  Shortstop 
Mike Ryan  Catcher 
Woodie Fryman  Pitcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron Davis  Center Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Jim Wynn  Left Fielder 
Rusty Staub  First Baseman 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Ivan Murrell  Right Fielder 
Hector Torres  Shortstop 
Denny Lemaster  Pitcher 
Grady Hatton  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
April 12, 1968

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/12/1968 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Taylor T, 3b          3  1  2  0   Davis R, cf           4  1  2  2   
Gonzalez T, ph        1  0  0  0   Morgan J, 2b          3  1  2  0   
Wine B, 3b            0  0  0  0   Wynn J, lf            3  1  0  0   
Rojas C, 2b           5  1  4  0   Staub R, 1b           4  0  1  2   
Callison J, rf        4  0  0  0   Aspromonte B, 3b      3  0  1  0   
Allen D, lf           5  0  2  1   Bateman J, c          2  0  0  0   
White B, 1b           4  0  0  0   King H, ph-c          1  0  0  1   
Hisle L, cf           4  0  2  1   Murrell I, rf         3  0  0  0   
Money D, ss           3  0  0  0   Miller N, rf          0  0  0  0   
Ryan M, c             4  0  1  0   Torres H, ss          4  2  3  0   
Fryman W, p           2  0  0  0   Lemaster D, p         1  0  0  0   
Farrell T, p          1  0  0  0   Buzhardt J, p         1  0  0  0   
Lock D, ph            0  0  0  0                                      
Boozer J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  2 11  2                        29  5  9  5

Philadelphia     200 000 000 --  2
Houston          000 041 00x --  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fryman W (L)          4.2  7  4  4  2  3
Farrell T             2.1  2  1  1  2  1
Boozer J              1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemaster D (W)        7.2 11  2  2  4  4
Buzhardt J (S)        1.1  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Lemaster D
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Houston 7
2B -- Rojas C, Hisle L, Staub R, Davis R
3B -- Morgan J
SH -- Lemaster D 2
T -- 2:28
A -- 16415

    

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