Pirates @ Astros
August 11, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 1 7 2
Astros 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 1 7 2
Astros 5 8 0

Bill Mazeroski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .246
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 0 354
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 28

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 9 0
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Astrodome - August 11, 1968
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Out
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Dick Simpson
Norm Miller
Bill Mazeroski
Jerry May

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 7 2 10
Houston Astros 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Tommie Sisk
Save Dave Giusti
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 16,892
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kolb hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a line drive into center field. Kolb picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kolb. Here's the throw into the infield and Menke is out. Staub scores.
Bottom 8 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out. Staub moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wynn bunts towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 8 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 8 Stargell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 7 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills juggles the ball. That's an error on Wills.
Bottom 7 Giusti strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gary Kolb now playing center field. Steve Blass now pitching. Bill Mazeroski now playing second base. Gene Alley now playing shortstop. Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kolb. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Stargell throws the ball in to Wills who tags Simpson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Giusti now pitching. Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Jimenez strikes out.
Top 7 Wills takes first base on ball four. Kolb moves to second.
Top 7 Gary Kolb pinch hits for Tommie Sisk. Kolb takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 May hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Menke reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Rader goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mota hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Mota reaches second base with a double. Sisk scores. Patek moves to third.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. Sisk moves to third.
Top 5 Wills takes first base on ball four. Sisk moves to second.
Top 5 Sisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Clendenon reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller scores.
Bottom 3 Torres bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Alley covering, for the out. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Miller. The throw from May and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Bottom 3 Manny Mota now playing center field. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Manny Mota pinch hits for Matty Alou. Mota is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 3 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 May hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alley takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Wynn. The throw from May and he is out, Alley applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Miller scores.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.