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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros
1968-09-20 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 7175 · dome, dry · 2:54
Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–6. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 4th. Steve Shea earned the win. Leo Cardenas went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
W: Steve Shea L: Ted Abernathy SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Frank Dezelan · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Vada Pinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bench | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Perez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee May | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chico Ruiz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leo Cardenas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Nolan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leon McFadden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Norm Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nate Colbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Adlesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Herrera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Nolan | 8.1 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
 Ted Abernathy | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan McGinn | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
 John Buzhardt | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Rose: 63
- Vada Pinson: K
- Alex Johnson: 63
Bot 1
- Leon McFadden: K/C
- Norm Miller: HR/89
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Rusty Staub: 8
Top 2
- Johnny Bench: K/C
- Tony Perez: 4/P
- Lee May: 8
Bot 2
- Doug Rader: 5/L
- Denis Menke: 8
- Nate Colbert: K
Top 3
- Chico Ruiz: K
- Leo Cardenas: HR9/IPHR
- Gary Nolan: K
- Pete Rose: K
Bot 3
- Dave Adlesh: 7
- Larry Dierker: 43
- Leon McFadden: K
Top 4
- Vada Pinson: W
- Alex Johnson: T9/89.1-H
- Johnny Bench: 53
- Tony Perez: K
- Lee May: 6/L
Bot 4
- Bob Aspromonte: K
- Jim Wynn: E3.B-3
- Rusty Staub: 6/P
- Doug Rader: T9.3-H(UR)
- Denis Menke: PB.3-H(UR)
- Denis Menke: 53
Top 5
- Chico Ruiz: S7
- Leo Cardenas: WP.1-2
- Leo Cardenas: S5.2-3
- Gary Nolan: 34/SH.1-2;3-3
- Pete Rose: D7.3-H;2-H
- Vada Pinson: 1/G.2-3
- Alex Johnson: HP
- Johnny Bench: 8
Bot 5
- Nate Colbert: 63
- Dave Adlesh: K
- Larry Dierker: W
- Leon McFadden: 4/L
Top 6
- Tony Perez: K
- Lee May: 53
- Chico Ruiz: D7
- Leo Cardenas: IW
- Gary Nolan: 8
Bot 6
- Bob Aspromonte: 3/P
- Jim Wynn: S6
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Doug Rader: 8
Top 7
- Pete Rose: S9
- Vada Pinson: WP.1-2#
- Vada Pinson: 6/P
- Alex Johnson: 63.2-3
- Johnny Bench: 5/P
Bot 7
- Denis Menke: S7
- Nate Colbert: 1/BP
- Hal King: K/C
- Lee Thomas: S8.1-3
- Leon McFadden: K/C
Top 8
- Tony Perez: S8
- Lee May: 5/P
- Chico Ruiz: 43.1-2
- Leo Cardenas: IW
- Gary Nolan: 9/L
Bot 8
- Bob Aspromonte: 53
- Jim Wynn: S8
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Doug Rader: S9.1-3
- Denis Menke: S8/78.3-H;1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2
- Nate Colbert: K
Top 9
- Pete Rose: S8
- Vada Pinson: 13/SH.1-2
- Alex Johnson: 8.2-3
- Johnny Bench: D7.3-H
- Tony Perez: S8.2-H
- Lee May: 13
Bot 9
- Hal King: K
- Jose Herrera: D7
- Julio Gotay: S6.2-3
- Bob Aspromonte: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
- Jim Wynn: IW
- Rusty Staub: S8.2-H;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Norm Miller injured running into fence