GAME LOG Houston @ Chicago (N)
Saturday, 9/9/1968
Batting: Houston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
2B Phil Linz:
TRIPLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P. Linz scores.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the catcher.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline to second.
1B Lee Thomas:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to third.
B. Johnson to second.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Ray
3B Bob Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Frank Robinson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
SS Bert Campaneris:
Base on balls.
P Jim Ray:
Campaneris steals second.
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Phil Linz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Base on balls.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Campaneris out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Ray
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Frank Torre:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Bob Hazle:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Lee Thomas:
Base on balls.
C Jerry Grote:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Ray
C Dick Dietz:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Sam Mcdowell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bob Bailey:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Jim Ray:
Lines out to the third baseman.
2B Phil Linz:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
RF Frank Robinson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Phil Linz was injured.
1B Frank Torre:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
LF Tommy Davis:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out looking.
3B Bob Johnson:
Base on balls.
1B Lee Thomas:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
2B Bobby Knoop:
Flies out to shallow center field.
LF Bob Hazle:
Strikes out looking.
C Dick Dietz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
C Jerry Grote:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Jim Ray:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
P Sam Mcdowell:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Bailey:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Bailey to third.
RF Frank Robinson:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Bailey scores.
B. Virdon scores.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Intentional walk.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mcauliffe out at 2nd base.
F. Robinson scores.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 1
Batting: Houston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to left
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Flies out to right field.
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Saverine to second.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to right
B. Saverine to third.
T. Davis to second.
Saverine tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Bob Johnson:
Base on balls.
R. Stone to third.
A. Kaline to second.
1B Lee Thomas:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Stone out at home.
A. Kaline to third.
B. Johnson to second.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Thomas out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 2
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
LF Bob Hazle:
New LF: Ron Stone.
Base on balls.
C Dick Dietz:
SAC BUNT.
Hazle advances to second.
P Sam Mcdowell:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Bailey:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
SS Bert Campaneris:
Flies out to short left field.
P Jim Ray:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to left
J. Ray to third.
PH Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Tom Haller:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 3, Houston 2
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
CF Bill Virdon:
New 1B: Orlando Cepeda.
New C : Tom Haller.
New LF: Brock Davis.
New RF: Bob Oliver.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (428 feet)
RF Frank Robinson:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (439 feet)
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
PH Wes Covington:
Intentional walk.
PH Dick Stuart:
SINGLES to short center field.
D. Mcauliffe scores.
W. Covington to second.
LF Bob Hazle:
Strikes out swinging.
C Dick Dietz:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (444 feet)
P Sam Mcdowell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
New pitcher: Joe Coleman.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 6 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 9, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Sam Mcdowell
CF Al Kaline:
New LF: Wes Covington.
New 1B: Dick Stuart.
New 2B: Amado Samuel.
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Johnson:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Brock Davis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 9, Houston 2
Game over. Score: Chicago (N) 9, Houston 2
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