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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros

1968-05-25 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 25298 · night · 2:26

Houston Astros defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 3–2. Mike Cuellar earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mike Cuellar L: John Purdin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Ed Vargo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Davis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Zoilo Versalles	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wes Parker	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ken Boyer	4	1	3	0	0	0
Bob Bailey	3	0	2	1	1	0
Ron Fairly	4	0	0	0	0	2
Paul Popovich	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Haller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Kekich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Savage	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Alcaraz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Davis	3	1	2	1	1	1
Denis Menke	3	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Wynn	2	0	0	0	2	2
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Aspromonte	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Watson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ron Brand	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Torres	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mike Cuellar	3	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Kekich	6.0	5	4	5
John Purdin	2.0	4	2	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Cuellar	9.0	6	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Davis: 31
Zoilo Versalles: 63
Wes Parker: W
Ken Boyer: S8.1-3
Bob Bailey: S8.3-H;1-2
Ron Fairly: K/C

Bot 1

Ron Davis: S7
Denis Menke: 3/SH.1-2
Jim Wynn: BK.2-3
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Paul Popovich: 2/FL
Tom Haller: 63
Mike Kekich: 43

Bot 2

Bob Aspromonte: S8
Bob Watson: 8/L
Ron Brand: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Willie Davis: 8
Zoilo Versalles: 43
Wes Parker: 8

Bot 3

Hector Torres: 9
Mike Cuellar: 7
Ron Davis: W
Denis Menke: BK.1-2
Denis Menke: D8.2-H
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Aspromonte: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Ken Boyer: S8
Bob Bailey: S1.1-H(E1)(NR)(UR);B-3
Ron Fairly: K/C
Paul Popovich: 53
Tom Haller: K/C

Bot 4

Bob Watson: 63
Ron Brand: 8
Hector Torres: K

Top 5

Mike Kekich: 63
Willie Davis: 3/G
Zoilo Versalles: K

Bot 5

Mike Cuellar: K
Ron Davis: K
Denis Menke: S2
Jim Wynn: K/C

Top 6

Wes Parker: 8
Ken Boyer: 53
Bob Bailey: 53

Bot 6

Rusty Staub: 3/FL
Bob Aspromonte: S7
Bob Watson: K
Ron Brand: 53

Top 7

Ron Fairly: 3/G
Paul Popovich: W
Tom Haller: S7.1-2
Ted Savage: K
Willie Davis: 7/L

Bot 7

Hector Torres: D7
Mike Cuellar: 14/SH.2-3
Ron Davis: D7.3-H
Denis Menke: 63.2-3
Jim Wynn: K

Top 8

Zoilo Versalles: K
Wes Parker: 53
Ken Boyer: D7
Bob Bailey: IW
Ron Fairly: 63

Bot 8

Rusty Staub: D7
Bob Aspromonte: IW
Bob Watson: PO2(14)#
Bob Watson: D8.1-H
Ron Brand: WP.2-3#
Ron Brand: 43
Hector Torres: IW
Mike Cuellar: 5/P

Top 9

Paul Popovich: 8
Tom Haller: 43
Luis Alcaraz: 63