GAME LOG Houston @ Chicago (N)
Sunday, 7/23/1968
Batting: Houston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Owens
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to center
LF Tommy Davis:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 0, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Roland
2B Bobby Knoop:
SINGLES to right
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Knoop to second.
RF Frank Robinson:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (385 feet)
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Dick Stuart:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Owens
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Brock Davis:
Flies out to deep left field.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Roland
CF Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Strikes out looking.
C Dick Dietz:
Popped out to the shortstop.
P Jim Owens:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Owens
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Jim Roland:
Flies out to left field.
2B Bob Saverine:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Roland
2B Bobby Knoop:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Frank Robinson:
SINGLES to right
LF Wes Covington:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
3B Bob Johnson:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
1B Dick Stuart:
SINGLES to center
CF Bobby Del greco:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
RF Brock Davis:
SINGLES down the left field line.
A. Kaline to second.
C Jerry Grote:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
A. Kaline to third.
B. Davis to second.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Flies out to deep left field.
Kaline tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Jim Roland:
Bunted into fielders choice, Davis out at third.
Grote safe at second.
2B Bob Saverine:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 2, Houston 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
C Dick Dietz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Jim Owens:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
2B Bobby Knoop:
SINGLES to right
J. Owens to third.
3B Bob Bailey:
SINGLES to short left field.
J. Owens scores.
B. Knoop to second.
RF Frank Robinson:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wes Covington:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 1
Batting: Houston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
3B Bob Johnson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the left field line.
T. Davis to second.
RF Brock Davis:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
1B Dick Stuart:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to right
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Del greco to third.
Del greco tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Dick Dietz:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (366 feet)
P Jim Owens:
Popped out to the third baseman.
2B Bobby Knoop:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Bob Bailey:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 6, Houston 1
Batting: Houston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
C Jerry Grote:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Wild pitch.
J. Grote to third.
SINGLES to short right-center.
J. Grote scores.
PH Bob Oliver:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Bob Saverine:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (389 feet)
3B Bob Johnson:
Strikes out looking.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 6, Houston 4
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
New pitcher: Jim Ray.
RF Frank Robinson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Wes Covington:
Hit by pitch.
PH Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to center
W. Covington to second.
W. Covington to third.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 6, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
LF Tommy Davis:
New CF: Bill Virdon.
New 1B: Bob Hazle.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Brock Davis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Jerry Grote:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 6, Houston 4
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
C Dick Dietz:
Base on balls.
PH Bob Skinner:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
D. Dietz to second.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Bunted into fielders choice, Dietz out at third.
Skinner safe at second.
3B Bob Bailey:
SAC BUNT.
Skinner advances to third.
Knoop advances to second.
RF Frank Robinson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Skinner scores.
B. Knoop to third.
B. Knoop scores.
LF Wes Covington:
Base on balls.
F. Robinson to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Chicago (N) 8, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
New pitcher: Claude Osteen.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Lee Thomas:
Base on balls.
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to short center field.
L. Thomas to second.
3B Bob Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to short left-center.
L. Thomas to third.
B. Saverine to second.
L. Thomas scores.
LF Tommy Davis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 8, Houston 5
Game over. Score: Chicago (N) 8, Houston 5
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