GAME LOG New York (N) @ Houston
Tuesday, 4/18/1968
Batting: New York (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Ray
2B Cookie Rojas:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Ted Kazanski:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (379 feet)
RF Jimmy Wynn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Lou Skizas:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 1, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Al Jackson
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to center
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 1, Houston 0
Batting: New York (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Ray
3B Wayne Causey:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (428 feet)
CF Cap Peterson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Jim French:
Base on balls.
LF Larry Elliot:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
J. French to second.
French tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Al Jackson:
SAC BUNT.
Elliot advances to second.
2B Cookie Rojas:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Al Jackson
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to center
C Tom Haller:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to center
2B Pumpsie Green:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: New York (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Ray
SS Ted Kazanski:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Jimmy Wynn:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (372 feet)
1B Lou Skizas:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Wayne Causey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 3, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Al Jackson
P Jim Ray:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Bert Campaneris:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 3, Houston 0
Batting: New York (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
CF Cap Peterson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Jim French:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Larry Elliot:
Strikes out looking.
P Al Jackson:
SINGLES to center
J. French to third.
J. French scores.
2B Cookie Rojas:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Jackson scores.
SS Ted Kazanski:
SINGLES to right
C. Rojas to third.
C. Rojas scores.
RF Jimmy Wynn:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 6, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Al Jackson
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to center
CF Al Kaline:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
T. Davis to second.
C Tom Haller:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kaline out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (N) 6, Houston 0
Batting: New York (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
1B Lou Skizas:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Wayne Causey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Cap Peterson:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C Jim French:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 6, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Al Jackson
2B Pumpsie Green:
SINGLES to left
P Jim Ray:
Flies out to center field.
SS Bert Campaneris:
SINGLES to center
P. Green to second.
P. Green to third.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Campaneris steals second.
SINGLES to left
P. Green scores.
B. Campaneris to third.
Campaneris tries to score...
Elliot throws home...
Campaneris scores!
B. Smith to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Throwing error to third by the centerfielder.
B. Smith scores.
LF Tommy Davis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
T. Davis to third.
T. Davis scores.
C Tom Haller:
Kaline steals second.
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: New York (N) 6, Houston 4
Batting: New York (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
LF Larry Elliot:
Flies out to shallow center field.
P Al Jackson:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
2B Cookie Rojas:
Flies out to left field.
SS Ted Kazanski:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: New York (N) 6, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Al Jackson
3B Bob Johnson:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
2B Pumpsie Green:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Jim Ray:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 6, Houston 4
Batting: New York (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
RF Jimmy Wynn:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
1B Lou Skizas:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Wynn to third.
3B Wayne Causey:
Intentional walk.
CF Cap Peterson:
Pitcher Balks.
J. Wynn scores.
L. Skizas to third.
W. Causey to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jim French:
Flies out to shallow left field.
PH Gates Brown:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (N) 7, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Al Jackson
SS Bert Campaneris:
New LF: Gates Brown.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Bunted into fielders choice, Campaneris out at third.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Smith out at 2nd base.
LF Tommy Davis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 7, Houston 4
Batting: New York (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
P Al Jackson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
New pitcher: Cal Koonce.
2B Cookie Rojas:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Ted Kazanski:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (391 feet)
RF Jimmy Wynn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 8, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Al Jackson
CF Al Kaline:
Popped out to the catcher.
C Tom Haller:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
2B Pumpsie Green:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 8, Houston 4
Batting: New York (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Cal Koonce
1B Lou Skizas:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
3B Wayne Causey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Cap Peterson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 8, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Al Jackson
PH Lee Thomas:
Flies out to right-center.
New pitcher: Ron Herbel.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES to center
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Base on balls.
B. Smith to second.
LF Tommy Davis:
Wayne Causey dropped a foul ball for an error.
SINGLES to left
B. Smith to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
B. Smith scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Game over. Score: New York (N) 8, Houston 5
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