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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 3, 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 August 3, 1968 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Short |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,185 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: John Kibler 3B: Shag Crawford |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
| Don Lock | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Gary Sutherland | Shortstop |
| Mike Ryan | Catcher |
| Chris Short | Pitcher |
| Bob Skinner | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 3, 1968
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Cuellar
Callison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cuellar
Allen hits a line drive into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Short
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Short
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Short
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cuellar
White bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Cuellar
Sutherland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Cuellar
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. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Short
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Short
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Short
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Short
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. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Cuellar
Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Callison vs. Cuellar
Callison hits a line drive towards first. Staub catches it and steps on first to double up Rojas. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Short
Bateman hits a line drive towards the mound. Short reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Short
Cuellar hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Short
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cuellar
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. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Short
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Short
Staub hits a popup towards the mound. Short settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Short
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Short
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Cuellar
Sutherland hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Cuellar
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Cuellar
Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Short
Aspromonte hits a line drive towards third. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Short
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Short
Bateman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Cuellar
Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Short
Cuellar bunts towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Short covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Short
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Cuellar moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Short
Ryan fires to second and picks off Cuellar for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Short
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Short
There goes Simpson. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Sutherland applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cuellar
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Cuellar
Lock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cuellar
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutherland vs. Cuellar
Sutherland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Cuellar
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Short
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Short
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Short
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Cuellar
Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Short
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Short
Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Short
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. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gotay vs. Short
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. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simpson vs. Short
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. House
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. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. House
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. House
Lock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Short
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. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Short
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adlesh vs. Short
Dave Adlesh pinch hits for Norm Miller.
Adlesh strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Short
Menke hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1968 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 3b 3 1 1 0 Simpson D, cf 3 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Torres H, ss 4 0 2 0
Callison J, rf 4 1 1 2 Staub R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Allen D, lf 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, lf 1 0 0 0
Lock D, cf 4 0 1 0 Miller N, rf 2 0 0 0
White B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Adlesh D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sutherland G, ss 2 0 0 0 Menke D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ryan M, c 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, rf-lf 3 1 1 0
Short C, p 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0
Cuellar M, p 2 0 1 0
Gotay J, ph 1 0 0 0
House P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 4 2 30 1 7 0
Philadelphia 200 000 000 -- 2
Houston 000 000 010 -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Short C (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L) 8.0 4 2 2 2 2
House P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Torres H
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Houston 4
2B -- Taylor T
HR -- Callison J
CS -- Simpson D
T -- 1:55
A -- 19185
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