Pirates @ Astros
June 7, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 9 0
Astros 0 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 9 0
Astros 0 5 1

Bob Aspromonte Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .239
OBP .000 .315
At Bats 3 159
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 20

Steve Blass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Astrodome - June 7, 1968
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Out
Steve Blass
Jerry May
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Maury Wills
Gene Alley
Gary Kolb
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Bob Aspromonte
Lee Thomas
Rusty Staub

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 9 0 5
Houston Astros 0 5 1 6
Winning Pitcher Steve Blass
Losing Pitcher Dave Giusti
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Manny Jimenez
Attendance 14,578
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 9 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Blass hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Ray now pitching. May hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Brand pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Brand hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 8 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kolb hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gotay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alley strikes out.
Top 7 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blass moves to second.
Top 7 Blass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tom Dukes now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Browne moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gary Kolb now playing left field. Byron Browne pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Browne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 John Buzhardt now pitching. Clendenon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Alou reaches second base with a double. Kolb scores.
Top 6 Gary Kolb pinch runs for Manny Jimenez. There's a wild pitch. Kolb moves to second.
Top 6 Jimenez is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 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 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out.
Top 5 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis 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 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jimenez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Blass hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas strikes out.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clendenon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Jimenez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alley moves to second.
Top 1 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte.
Top 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.