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August 5, 1968

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Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .237
OBP .667 .301
At Bats 3 177
Hits 2 42
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 19

Ron Taylor Season Stats

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1 2 10
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Astrodome - August 5, 1968
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Ron Taylor
Jerry Grote
Larry Stahl
Kevin Collins
Ed Charles
Al Weis
Cleon Jones
Tommie Agee
Ron Swoboda
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ron Taylor now pitching. Kevin Collins now playing second base. Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Rader reaches second base with a double. Aspromonte scores. Menke goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a popup towards first. Stahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Linz 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 7 Grote is walked intentionally.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Charles moves to second.
Top 7 Swoboda strikes out.
Top 7 Charles is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Buzhardt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stahl hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Agee. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Agee steals second.
Top 6 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Linz scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Koosman strikes out.
Top 6 Weis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Linz. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Linz steals second.
Top 6 Linz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Staub reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Grote strikes out.
Top 5 Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 John Buzhardt now pitching. Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ron Brand pinch hits for Jim Ray. Brand hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz fields it and throws to second for the out. Bateman scores.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Menke scores. Rader scores.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Rader reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz misplays the ball. That's an error on Linz.
Top 4 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Stahl takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Agee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aspromonte who is chasing the ball. Agee reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Weis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jim Ray now pitching. Linz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Swoboda scores. Grote moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster has Jones trapped. There's the throw to Bateman and over to Rader, who tags Jones for the out. Swoboda moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Aspromonte picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aspromonte. Stahl scores. Jones moves to third.
Top 3 Stahl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Stahl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Lemaster strikes out.
Bottom 2 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive to left field. Jones throws towards third. Charles fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Charles. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 2 Menke is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Agee strikes out.
Top 2 Koosman strikes out.
Top 2 Weis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out. Grote moves to third.
Top 2 Linz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Charles scores. Swoboda scores. Grote moves to second.
Top 2 Grote is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Swoboda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Swoboda reaches second base with a double. Charles moves to third.
Top 2 Charles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Aspromonte. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Aspromonte steals second.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stahl strikes out.
Top 1 Agee hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.