GAME LOG Los Angeles (N) @ Houston
Monday, 7/31/1968
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Roland
2B Jim Pyburn:
Strikes out swinging.
C Merritt Ranew:
Base on balls.
CF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to center
M. Ranew to second.
3B Deron Johnson:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Pitcher Balks.
M. Ranew to third.
H. Aaron to second.
SINGLES to short right-center.
M. Ranew scores.
H. Aaron to third.
H. Aaron scores.
RF Johnny Callison:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
2B Bob Saverine:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES to center
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Smith to second.
LF Tommy Davis:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 2, Houston 0
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Roland
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Strikes out looking.
1B Wayne Belardi:
Base on balls.
P Dennis Bennett:
Bunted into fielders choice, Belardi out at second.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Hit by pitch.
D. Bennett to second.
C Merritt Ranew:
SINGLES to right
D. Bennett to third.
J. Pyburn to second.
D. Bennett scores.
CF Hank Aaron:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Pyburn scores.
M. Ranew scores.
3B Deron Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 0
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Roland
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Johnny Callison:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
SINGLES to center
J. Callison to second.
1B Wayne Belardi:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Bressoud out at 2nd base.
J. Callison to third.
P Dennis Bennett:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
SS Bert Campaneris:
SINGLES to left
P Jim Roland:
SAC BUNT.
Campaneris advances to second.
2B Bob Saverine:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Campaneris to third.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES to left
B. Campaneris scores.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Smith out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 1
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
2B Jim Pyburn:
Base on balls.
C Merritt Ranew:
Pyburn steals second.
Lines into double play at second base!
CF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 1
Batting: Houston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
3B Bob Johnson:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (379 feet)
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 2
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
3B Deron Johnson:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Johnson to third.
RF Johnny Callison:
SINGLES to right
D. Johnson scores.
C. Yastrzemski to third.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Base on balls.
J. Callison to second.
1B Wayne Belardi:
Base on balls.
C. Yastrzemski scores.
J. Callison to third.
E. Bressoud to second.
P Dennis Bennett:
Flies out to right-center.
Callison tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Fred Lasher.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Flies out to right field.
C Merritt Ranew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Belardi out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 8, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
SS Bert Campaneris:
Base on balls.
PH Bob Oliver:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Campaneris to second.
2B Bob Saverine:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
B. Campaneris to third.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Saverine out at 2nd base.
B. Campaneris scores.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (388 feet)
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to right
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Davis out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 8, Houston 5
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Fred Lasher
New pitcher: Jim Ellis.
CF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
3B Deron Johnson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 8, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
3B Bob Johnson:
Flies out to left field.
C Jerry Grote:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Grote to third.
PH Tom Haller:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 8, Houston 5
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Ellis
New pitcher: Joe Schaffernoth.
RF Johnny Callison:
New C : Tom Haller.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Callison to second.
1B Wayne Belardi:
Base on balls.
J. Callison to third.
E. Bressoud to second.
P Dennis Bennett:
SINGLES to right
J. Callison scores.
E. Bressoud to third.
W. Belardi to second.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Base on balls.
E. Bressoud scores.
W. Belardi to third.
D. Bennett to second.
New pitcher: Nestor Chavez.
C Merritt Ranew:
SINGLES to center
W. Belardi scores.
D. Bennett to third.
J. Pyburn to second.
Bennett tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Hank Aaron:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
J. Pyburn to third.
3B Deron Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 12, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
2B Bob Saverine:
Strikes out looking.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Flies out to center field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 12, Houston 5
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Nestor Chavez
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Base on balls.
RF Johnny Callison:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Yastrzemski out at 2nd base.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 12, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out looking.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to left
P Nestor Chavez:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 12, Houston 5
Batting: Los Angeles (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Nestor Chavez
1B Wayne Belardi:
Base on balls.
PH Ty Cline:
SINGLES to left
W. Belardi to second.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cline out at 2nd base.
T. Cline to second.
C Merritt Ranew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Pyburn out at 2nd base.
T. Cline to third.
CF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
M. Ranew to second.
3B Deron Johnson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 12, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
New pitcher: Dooley Womack.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Flies out to center field.
C Tom Haller:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to short right-center.
Game over. Score: Los Angeles (N) 12, Houston 5
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