GAME LOG Houston @ Los Angeles (N)
Saturday, 6/17/1968
Batting: Houston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to right
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Flies out to short left field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (421 feet)
LF Tommy Davis:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 2, Los Angeles (N) 0
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
2B Jim Pyburn:
Flies out down the right field line.
C Merritt Ranew:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
3B Deron Johnson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 2, Los Angeles (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to center
C Jerry Grote:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Base on balls.
B. Saverine to second.
P Mickey Lolich:
SAC BUNT.
Saverine advances to third.
Campaneris advances to second.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to left
B. Saverine scores.
B. Campaneris to third.
B. Campaneris scores.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 4, Los Angeles (N) 0
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Wally Post:
Base on balls.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Reaches base on an error by the centerfielder.
W. Post to second.
1B Chico Ruiz:
Base on balls.
W. Post to third.
E. Bressoud to second.
P Dennis Bennett:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Base on balls.
W. Post scores.
E. Bressoud to third.
C. Ruiz to second.
C Merritt Ranew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, no hits, one error.
Score: Houston 4, Los Angeles (N) 1
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
2B Bob Saverine:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 4, Los Angeles (N) 1
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
CF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to center
3B Deron Johnson:
SINGLES to left
H. Aaron to second.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Strikes out looking.
RF Wally Post:
SINGLES to center
H. Aaron to third.
D. Johnson to second.
Aaron tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Chico Ruiz:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (402 feet)
P Dennis Bennett:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 5, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
C Jerry Grote:
SINGLES to left
SS Bert Campaneris:
Flies out to deep left-center.
P Mickey Lolich:
Bunted into fielders choice, Grote out at second.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to center
M. Lolich to second.
M. Lolich to third.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES to left
M. Lolich scores.
B. Johnson to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to right
B. Johnson to third.
B. Smith to second.
B. Johnson scores.
B. Smith to third.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 6, Los Angeles (N) 5
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
2B Jim Pyburn:
Base on balls.
C Merritt Ranew:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
CF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 6, Los Angeles (N) 5
Batting: Houston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dennis Bennett
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bob Saverine:
DOUBLES to left-center.
C Jerry Grote:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (394 feet)
New pitcher: Roger Nelson.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Wally Post dropped a foul ball for an error.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Mickey Lolich:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Houston 8, Los Angeles (N) 5
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
3B Deron Johnson:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Wally Post:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Johnson to third.
D. Johnson scores.
W. Post to third.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
W. Post scores.
1B Chico Ruiz:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
PH Don Lock:
SINGLES to center
C. Ruiz to second.
C. Ruiz to third.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Houston 8, Los Angeles (N) 7
Batting: Houston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Roger Nelson
New pitcher: Al Mcbean.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 8, Los Angeles (N) 7
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
C Merritt Ranew:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
CF Hank Aaron:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (387 feet)
New pitcher: Jim Ray.
3B Deron Johnson:
Flies out to short center field.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 8
Batting: Houston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Al Mcbean
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Bob Saverine:
Popped out to the second baseman.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 8
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Base on balls.
PH Wally Shannon:
Flies out to left field.
PH Johnny Roseboro:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
E. Bressoud to second.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 8
Batting: Houston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Al Mcbean
New pitcher: Dooley Womack.
SS Bert Campaneris:
New 1B: Wally Shannon.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Lee Thomas:
Base on balls.
PH Tom Haller:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P. Green to second.
Green tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Davis out at 2nd base.
P. Green scores.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 9
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
New pitcher: Wayne Granger.
C Merritt Ranew:
New RF: Bob Oliver.
Flies out to right-center.
CF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Deron Johnson:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 9
Batting: Houston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dooley Womack
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to left
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to left
T. Davis to second.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 9
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Wayne Granger
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Johnny Callison:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Eddie Bressoud:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles (N) 9, Houston 9
Batting: Houston, top of 10th.
Pitching: Dooley Womack
SS Bert Campaneris:
New RF: Johnny Callison.
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (342 feet)
New pitcher: Don Shaw.
P Wayne Granger:
PH Jim Beauchamp:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Phil Linz:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
RF Bob Oliver:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P. Linz to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Base on balls.
P. Linz to third.
B. Oliver to second.
LF Tommy Davis:
Flies out to center field.
Linz tags up at third...
Aaron throws home...
Linz scores!
B. Oliver to third.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Oliver scores.
O. Cepeda to second.
Cepeda tries to advance to third...
Yastrzemski throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Houston 12, Los Angeles (N) 9
Batting: Los Angeles (N), bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Wayne Granger
New pitcher: Nestor Chavez.
1B Wally Shannon:
New RF: Jim Beauchamp.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Wayne Belardi:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Jim Pyburn:
Base on balls.
C Merritt Ranew:
Hit by pitch.
J. Pyburn to second.
CF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
J. Pyburn to third.
M. Ranew to second.
3B Deron Johnson:
SINGLES to left
J. Pyburn scores.
M. Ranew to third.
H. Aaron to second.
M. Ranew scores.
New pitcher: Jim Ellis.
LF Carl Yastrzemski:
Wild pitch.
H. Aaron to third.
D. Johnson to second.
Flies out to center field.
Game over. Score: Houston 12, Los Angeles (N) 11
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