GAME LOG Houston @ Chicago (N)
Friday, 10/6/1968
Batting: Houston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to center
3B Bob Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ron Stone:
SINGLES to left
B. Saverine to second.
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to right
B. Saverine to third.
R. Stone to second.
Saverine tries to score...
Robinson throws home...
Saverine scores!
R. Stone to third.
T. Davis to second.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Stone scores.
T. Davis to third.
RF Brock Davis:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (364 feet)
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Ed Brinkman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Wilson
3B Bob Bailey:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to center
B. Bailey to second.
RF Frank Robinson:
SINGLES to left
B. Bailey to third.
B. Virdon to second.
Bailey tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Wes Covington:
Flies out to short center field.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Virdon tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Bob Skinner:
Base on balls.
F. Robinson to second.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
P Don Wilson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to left field.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Wilson
C Tom Satriano:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
P Catfish Hunter:
Popped out to the shortstop.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Satriano to third.
CF Bill Virdon:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
T. Satriano scores.
RF Frank Robinson:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
1B Ron Stone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Wilson
LF Wes Covington:
Flies out to right field.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Bob Skinner:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Houston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
RF Brock Davis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jerry Grote:
Base on balls.
SS Ed Brinkman:
Strikes out swinging.
P Don Wilson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
C Tom Satriano:
Lines out to the shortstop.
P Catfish Hunter:
Flies out to center field.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Houston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
2B Bob Saverine:
Strikes out looking.
3B Bob Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ron Stone:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 2
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Frank Robinson:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (352 feet)
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 3
Batting: Houston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
LF Tommy Davis:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
RF Brock Davis:
Flies out to left field.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 3
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
1B Bob Skinner:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Grounds out to the catcher.
B. Skinner to second.
C Tom Satriano:
SINGLES to center
B. Skinner to third.
P Catfish Hunter:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 3
Batting: Houston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
SS Ed Brinkman:
Strikes out looking.
PH Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 3
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
New pitcher: Wayne Granger.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Frank Robinson:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Wes Covington:
Flies out to short left-center.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
SINGLES to center
F. Robinson to second.
F. Robinson to third.
1B Bob Skinner:
Reaches second base on a throwing error by the shortstop.
F. Robinson scores.
D. Mcauliffe to second.
PH Dick Stuart:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 4
Batting: Houston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
3B Bob Johnson:
New 2B: Amado Samuel.
New 1B: Dick Stuart.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ron Stone:
Popped out to the second baseman.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Chicago (N) 4
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Wayne Granger
C Tom Satriano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Catfish Hunter:
SINGLES to right
3B Bob Bailey:
Wild pitch.
C. Hunter to second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C. Hunter to third.
CF Bill Virdon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C. Hunter scores.
RF Frank Robinson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 5, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Tom Haller:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Jerry Grote:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Lee Thomas:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 5, Houston 5
Batting: Chicago (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Wayne Granger
LF Wes Covington:
New SS: Bert Campaneris.
New C : Tom Haller.
New RF: Bobby gene Smith.
New 1B: Lee Thomas.
Flies out to short right-center.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (395 feet)
Game over. Score: Chicago (N) 6, Houston 5
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