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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

1967-08-25 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 14884 · 2:31

Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Mel Queen earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Vada Pinson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7

W: Mel Queen L: Don Wilson SV: Ted Abernathy

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Tony Venzon · 2B: Paul Pryor · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Harper	3	0	1	0	1	0
Vada Pinson	4	1	1	1	0	2
Pete Rose	4	0	0	0	0	4
Lee May	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Perez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Helms	3	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Edwards	3	0	2	1	0	0
Leo Cardenas	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mel Queen	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ted Abernathy	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sonny Jackson	4	0	0	0	2
Joe Morgan	4	0	2	1	0
Doug Rader	4	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	0	0	1
Jim Wynn	4	0	2	0	0
Norm Miller	4	0	0	0	1
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	1	0	0
Ron Brand	3	1	1	0	1
Don Wilson	2	0	0	0	1
Chuck Harrison	1	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Queen	7.0	5	0	5
Ted Abernathy	2.0	2	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	8.0	7	1	10
Dan Schneider	0.1	1	1	0
Larry Sherry	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Harper: W
Vada Pinson: SB2
Vada Pinson: K
Pete Rose: K
Lee May: K

Bot 1

Sonny Jackson: K
Joe Morgan: S4
Doug Rader: SB2
Doug Rader: 7/L
Rusty Staub: K

Top 2

Tony Perez: 4
Tommy Helms: 9
Johnny Edwards: S9
Leo Cardenas: K

Bot 2

Jim Wynn: 5
Norm Miller: 13
Bob Aspromonte: S6
Ron Brand: K

Top 3

Mel Queen: S8
Tommy Harper: 16(1)/FO
Vada Pinson: SB2
Vada Pinson: K
Pete Rose: K

Bot 3

Don Wilson: 63
Sonny Jackson: 43
Joe Morgan: 8

Top 4

Lee May: 2/FL
Tony Perez: K
Tommy Helms: D8
Johnny Edwards: S8.2-H
Leo Cardenas: 9

Bot 4

Doug Rader: 4
Rusty Staub: 7
Jim Wynn: D7
Norm Miller: K

Top 5

Mel Queen: K
Tommy Harper: 43
Vada Pinson: HR/9
Pete Rose: K

Bot 5

Bob Aspromonte: 43
Ron Brand: 63
Don Wilson: K

Top 6

Lee May: S7
Tony Perez: CS2(26)#
Tony Perez: 9
Tommy Helms: 8/L

Bot 6

Sonny Jackson: 7
Joe Morgan: T9
Doug Rader: 4
Rusty Staub: 63

Top 7

Johnny Edwards: 1/G
Leo Cardenas: 23
Mel Queen: 9

Bot 7

Jim Wynn: 5/FL
Norm Miller: 4
Bob Aspromonte: 41

Top 8

Tommy Harper: S8
Vada Pinson: 9/L
Pete Rose: K
Lee May: 5

Bot 8

Ron Brand: D
Chuck Harrison: S8.2-3
Sonny Jackson: K
Joe Morgan: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Doug Rader: SB2
Doug Rader: 5/FL

Top 9

Tony Perez: S1
Tommy Helms: W.1-2
Johnny Edwards: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Leo Cardenas: IW
Ted Abernathy: 52(2)3/GDP

Bot 9

Rusty Staub: 43
Jim Wynn: S6
Norm Miller: 3(B)6(1)/GDP