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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
1968-09-11 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 2560 · night · 3:02
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 11–6. Cincinnati Reds put up 6 in the 8th. Ted Abernathy earned the win and Clay Carroll picked up the save. Doug Rader went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
W: Ted Abernathy L: Steve Shea SV: Clay Carroll
Umpires — HP: Mel Steiner · 1B: Frank Dezelan · 2B: Paul Pryor · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denis Menke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Miller | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon McFadden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buzhardt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Vada Pinson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lee May | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Corrales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Leo Cardenas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Culver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mack Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bench | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Queen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Woody Woodward | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buzhardt | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Shea | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat House | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Culver | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan McGinn | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Clay Carroll | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Denis Menke: 4/P
- Norm Miller: 3/G
- Jim Wynn: 53
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: S9
- Vada Pinson: 13.1-2
- Alex Johnson: WP.2-3
- Alex Johnson: 53
- Lee May: K
Top 2
- Rusty Staub: 43
- Doug Rader: 9
- Bob Aspromonte: K
Bot 2
- Tony Perez: S8
- Hal McRae: 53.1-2
- Pat Corrales: S9.2-H
- Leo Cardenas: 3/G.1-2
- George Culver: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)
- Pete Rose: K
Top 3
- Leon McFadden: S9
- Ron Brand: S8.1-2
- John Buzhardt: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
- Denis Menke: E6.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2;B-1
- Norm Miller: 3/FL
- Jim Wynn: 5/P
- Rusty Staub: K
Bot 3
- Vada Pinson: 43
- Alex Johnson: K
- Lee May: 63
Top 4
- Doug Rader: 5/L
- Bob Aspromonte: 63
- Leon McFadden: 63
Bot 4
- Tony Perez: 8
- Hal McRae: 63
- Pat Corrales: 5/P
Top 5
- Ron Brand: S7
- John Buzhardt: S3/BG.1-2
- Denis Menke: E5.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Norm Miller: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Jim Wynn: K
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
Bot 5
- Leo Cardenas: S1
- George Culver: 14/SH.1-2
- Pete Rose: W
- Vada Pinson: SB3;SB2#
- Vada Pinson: K
- Alex Johnson: W
- Lee May: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tony Perez: 6/P
Top 6
- Doug Rader: S7
- Bob Aspromonte: 4/P
- Leon McFadden: 54(1)/FO
- Ron Brand: 53
Bot 6
- Hal McRae: 4/P
- Pat Corrales: W
- Leo Cardenas: 4/P
- George Culver: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Hal King: D8
- Denis Menke: D9.2-3
- Norm Miller: WP.3-H;2-3
- Norm Miller: S9.3-H
- Jim Wynn: W.1-2
- Rusty Staub: K/C
- Doug Rader: S7.2-H;1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: 8
- Lee Thomas: 163
Bot 7
- Pete Rose: W
- Vada Pinson: 6/P
- Alex Johnson: K
- Lee May: S8.1-2
- Tony Perez: S7/78.2-H;1-2
- Mack Jones: S3.2-H;1-3
- Johnny Bench: 8
Top 8
- Ron Brand: 63
- Steve Shea: K
- Denis Menke: 6/P
Bot 8
- Leo Cardenas: E6.B-2
- Mel Queen: PO2(26)
- Mel Queen: W
- Pete Rose: S9.1-3
- Vada Pinson: WP.3-H;1-2
- Vada Pinson: D8.2-H
- Alex Johnson: S7.2-H
- Lee May: 13.1-2
- Tony Perez: IW
- Woody Woodward: S9.2-H;1-3
- Johnny Bench: D7.3-H;1-H
- Leo Cardenas: K/C
Top 9
- Norm Miller: D9
- Jim Wynn: 63
- Rusty Staub: 3/G.2-3
- Doug Rader: S7.3-H
- Bob Aspromonte: 6(1)/FO