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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

1968-07-01 · Night game · Astrodome · 11 innings · Att: 12252 · dome, dry · 3:07

Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 9th. Clay Carroll earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	7
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	10

W: Clay Carroll L: Tom Dukes SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	1	1	1	1	0
Alex Johnson	5	0	2	0	0	1
Mack Jones	3	0	0	0	0	2
Tony Perez	3	1	0	0	2	1
Johnny Bench	5	0	0	0	0	2
Lee May	4	0	1	0	1	0
Tommy Helms	4	0	1	1	0	0
Woody Woodward	3	0	0	0	2	1
Jim Maloney	2	0	1	0	0	1
Vada Pinson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Don Pavletich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Cardenas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clay Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Watson	5	1	1	0	0	2
Hector Torres	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Wynn	5	0	0	0	0	2
Denis Menke	5	0	2	0	0	0
Doug Rader	4	0	1	0	1	1
Nate Colbert	5	0	1	0	0	3
John Bateman	5	1	2	0	0	2
Dave Giusti	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Ray	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Maloney	8.0	9	2	8
Ted Abernathy	1.0	0	0	1
Clay Carroll	2.0	1	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Giusti	8.0	6	0	7
Wade Blasingame	0.1	0	0	0
Jim Ray	0.2	1	2	0
Danny Coombs	0.1	0	1	0
Tom Dukes	1.2	0	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 43
Alex Johnson: K
Mack Jones: K

Bot 1

Bob Watson: S9
Hector Torres: S7/78.1-2
Rusty Staub: WP.2-3
Rusty Staub: S9.3-H;1-2
Jim Wynn: K
Denis Menke: 8.2-3
Doug Rader: 8

Top 2

Tony Perez: 4/P
Johnny Bench: 63
Lee May: S7
Tommy Helms: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Nate Colbert: K/C
John Bateman: S9
Dave Giusti: 34/SH.1-2
Bob Watson: K/C

Top 3

Woody Woodward: 9
Jim Maloney: K
Pete Rose: 43

Bot 3

Hector Torres: 8
Rusty Staub: 43
Jim Wynn: K

Top 4

Alex Johnson: S8
Mack Jones: SB2#
Mack Jones: K
Tony Perez: 8.2-3
Johnny Bench: 8

Bot 4

Denis Menke: 5/FL
Doug Rader: S7
Nate Colbert: S8.1-3
John Bateman: WP.1-2
John Bateman: K/C
Dave Giusti: 6/P

Top 5

Lee May: 7/7D
Tommy Helms: 53
Woody Woodward: 63

Bot 5

Bob Watson: 9
Hector Torres: 8
Rusty Staub: 9/L

Top 6

Jim Maloney: S9
Pete Rose: 46(1)/FO
Alex Johnson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Jim Wynn: 63
Denis Menke: S5
Doug Rader: 54(1)/FO
Nate Colbert: K

Top 7

Mack Jones: 8
Tony Perez: K
Johnny Bench: K

Bot 7

John Bateman: S8
Dave Giusti: S9.1-3
Bob Watson: 54(1)/FO.3-3
Hector Torres: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Rusty Staub: IW
Jim Wynn: 6/FL

Top 8

Lee May: 9
Tommy Helms: 53
Woody Woodward: K

Bot 8

Denis Menke: 9
Doug Rader: W
Nate Colbert: K
John Bateman: K

Top 9

Vada Pinson: D9
Pete Rose: S8.2-H
Alex Johnson: S9.1-H(E9)(NR);B-2
Don Pavletich: 8
Tony Perez: IW
Johnny Bench: 7
Lee May: 5(2)/FO

Bot 9

Jim Ray: 43
Bob Watson: K
Hector Torres: 53

Top 10

Tommy Helms: D9/89
Woody Woodward: W
Leo Cardenas: WP.2-3;1-2
Leo Cardenas: 13
Pete Rose: IW
Alex Johnson: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Don Pavletich: 64(1)/FO

Bot 10

Rusty Staub: 13
Jim Wynn: 63
Denis Menke: S8
Doug Rader: K

Top 11

Tony Perez: W
Johnny Bench: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)#
Johnny Bench: K
Lee May: IW
Tommy Helms: 7/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
Woody Woodward: WP.2-3
Woody Woodward: IW
Clay Carroll: K/C

Bot 11

Nate Colbert: 43
John Bateman: 8
Lee Thomas: K/C