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August 4, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 3 9 2
Astros 2 6 0
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Phillies 3 9 2
Astros 2 7 0

Dick Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .176
OBP 1.000 .284
At Bats 1 176
Hits 1 31
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 1 16

Rick Wise Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 0
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Astrodome - August 4, 1968
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Double
Rick Wise
Mike Ryan
Rick Joseph
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Gary Sutherland
Dick Allen
Don Lock
Johnny Callison
Dick Simpson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Simpson hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Lock. Simpson reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rojas strikes out.
Top 9 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wise scores. Taylor moves to second.
Top 9 Wise hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Wise reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Ryan is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Dick Allen now playing left field. Rick Joseph now playing first base. Don Lock now playing center field. Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rick Joseph pinch hits for Tony Gonzalez. Steve Shea now pitching. Joseph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Pat House now pitching. Dick Allen pinch hits for Bill White. Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. Rojas moves to third.
Top 8 Lock takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Callison bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Simpson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Taylor 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 7 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Staub reaches second base with a double. Miller goes all the way around to score. Staub moves to third.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sutherland hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lock hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Sutherland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rader scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor throws to second for one, and Rojas throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Callison hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wise tags and scores.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. Wise moves to third.
Top 5 Wise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Wise reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ryan strikes out.
Top 4 Sutherland hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bateman strikes out.
Top 3 Lock is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Wise moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Top 3 Callison strikes out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wise moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor strikes out.
Top 3 Wise takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sutherland.
Bottom 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Top 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Sutherland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lock scores. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lock moves to third.
Top 2 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Callison strikes out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.