GAME LOG Houston @ St. Louis (N)
Wednesday, 8/2/1968
Batting: Houston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Moe Drabowsky
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
3B Phil Linz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (407 feet)
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
A. Kaline to second.
RF Brock Davis:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
A. Kaline scores.
B. Smith scores.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 3, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Wilson
SS Andre Rodgers:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Duke Carmel:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Billy Williams:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Gordy Coleman:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 3, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Moe Drabowsky
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Don Wilson:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bob Saverine:
Base on balls.
3B Phil Linz:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 3, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Wilson
3B Gene Freese:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (423 feet)
2B Zoilo Versalles:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Cam Carreon:
Base on balls.
CF Bob Allison:
SINGLES to center
C. Carreon to second.
P Moe Drabowsky:
SAC BUNT.
Carreon advances to third.
Allison advances to second.
SS Andre Rodgers:
SINGLES to right
C. Carreon scores.
B. Allison to third.
B. Allison scores.
RF Duke Carmel:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Moe Drabowsky
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kaline out at 2nd base.
RF Brock Davis:
SINGLES to center
B. Smith to second.
B. Smith to third.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Davis out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Houston 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Wilson
LF Billy Williams:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (415 feet)
1B Gordy Coleman:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Gene Freese:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
2B Zoilo Versalles:
SINGLES to center
C Cam Carreon:
Versalles steals second.
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Moe Drabowsky
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Don Wilson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES to center
3B Phil Linz:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Houston 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
CF Bob Allison:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Leo Burke:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Andre Rodgers:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Moe Drabowsky
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Brock Davis:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Houston 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
RF Duke Carmel:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Billy Williams:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Gordy Coleman:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (437 feet)
3B Gene Freese:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Zoilo Versalles:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Cam Carreon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dean Stone
C Jerry Grote:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Base on balls.
J. Grote to second.
P Don Wilson:
Bunted into fielders choice, Grote out at third.
Campaneris safe at second.
2B Bob Saverine:
Campaneris steals third.
Wilson steals second.
SINGLES to center
B. Campaneris scores.
D. Wilson to third.
3B Phil Linz:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
D. Wilson scores.
B. Saverine to second.
New pitcher: Craig Anderson.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Houston 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
CF Bob Allison:
Strikes out swinging.
P Craig Anderson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Andre Rodgers:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
C. Anderson scores.
RF Duke Carmel:
Flies out to right field.
Rodgers tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Billy Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Craig Anderson
LF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Brock Davis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Jerry Grote:
SINGLES to left
PH Tommy Davis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
1B Gordy Coleman:
New SS: Bob Johnson.
New LF: Tommy Davis.
SINGLES to right
3B Gene Freese:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Coleman out at 2nd base.
2B Zoilo Versalles:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Freese out at 2nd base.
C Cam Carreon:
Versalles steals second.
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Craig Anderson
PH Lee Thomas:
SINGLES to right
PH Tom Haller:
Thomas caught stealing at second.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (361 feet)
3B Phil Linz:
SINGLES to left
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
P. Linz to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
P. Linz to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
SS Bob Johnson:
Flies out to center field.
Linz tags up at third...
Allison throws home...
Linz is out at home!
Inning over... one run, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 6
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Wilson
New pitcher: Wayne Granger.
CF Bob Allison:
New 2B: Pumpsie Green.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Lee Walls:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Andre Rodgers:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Duke Carmel:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 6
Batting: Houston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Craig Anderson
New pitcher: Terry Fox.
RF Brock Davis:
SINGLES to right
2B Pumpsie Green:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Davis out at 2nd base.
LF Tommy Davis:
SINGLES to right
P. Green to second.
P. Green to third.
PH Bob Oliver:
SINGLES to short left-center.
P. Green scores.
T. Davis to second.
C Tom Haller:
Base on balls.
T. Davis to third.
B. Oliver to second.
3B Phil Linz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Davis out at home.
B. Oliver to third.
T. Haller to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 7
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Houston 7
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