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April 17, 1968

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Astros 4 10 3
Pirates 13 17 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 10 3
Pirates 13 17 0

Norm Miller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .217
OBP .250 .308
At Bats 4 23
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 2 5

Al McBean Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 17, 1968
Out
Al McBean
Jerry May
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Maury Wills
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Manny Mota
Roberto Clemente
Norm Miller
Lee Thomas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 10 3 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 13 17 0 10
Winning Pitcher Al McBean
Losing Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Mazeroski
Attendance 30,779
Time of Game 3 hours 9 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Ron Davis. Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Denis Menke pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Wills is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 McBean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. May moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. May moves to second.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Mota goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Top 8 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Top 8 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Coombs now pitching. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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. Gotay scores. Torres moves to third.
Top 7 Doug Rader pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torres hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Torres reaches second base with a double. Gotay moves to third.
Top 7 Gotay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mota scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 McBean hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte. Mazeroski scores. Mota moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 6 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 6 King hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with McBean covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills scores.
Bottom 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 5 Alley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Dukes Wills moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tom Dukes now pitching. McBean hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torres scores. Wilson scores.
Top 5 Don Wilson pinch runs for Dave Adlesh. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to third. Wilson moves to second.
Top 5 Dave Adlesh pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Adlesh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torres moves to second.
Top 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mota hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. Stargell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 King is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Staub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Clemente 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 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McBean scores. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. McBean moves to second.
Bottom 3 John Buzhardt now pitching. McBean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. May reaches second base with a double. Mota scores.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. Stargell scores. Clendenon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores. Stargell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Stargell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Alley is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Wynn. The throw from May and he is out, Alley applying the tag.
Top 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 McBean strikes out.
Bottom 2 May hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Torres hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Torres reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Gotay strikes out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Stargell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clendenon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stargell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Wills. The throw from King and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 1 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 King 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 1 Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Staub reaches second base with a double. Davis scores.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on McBean Davis moves to second.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.