GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Houston
Friday, 9/29/1968
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
1B Pete Ward:
SINGLES to short right field.
3B Don Demeter:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Curt Flood:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (444 feet)
LF Manny Mota:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Herb Score
2B Bob Saverine:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES to center
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Tommy Davis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
C J.c. Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Glenn Beckert:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Mike Shannon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Herb Score
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to left
C Jerry Grote:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
P Herb Score:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
1B Pete Ward:
BUNT SINGLE.
Score advances to third.
3B Don Demeter:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
H. Score scores.
2B Felix Mantilla:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (339 feet)
CF Curt Flood:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Herb Score
SS Ed Brinkman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Mickey Lolich:
Strikes out looking.
2B Bob Saverine:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
LF Manny Mota:
Hit by pitch.
C J.c. Martin:
Wild pitch.
M. Mota to second.
SINGLES to right
M. Mota to third.
Mota tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Glenn Beckert:
SINGLES to right
J. Martin to second.
J. Martin to third.
RF Mike Shannon:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Martin scores.
G. Beckert to second.
Beckert tries to advance to third...
Smith throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Herb Score:
SAC BUNT.
Shannon advances to second.
1B Pete Ward:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
G. Beckert scores.
M. Shannon scores.
3B Don Demeter:
Base on balls.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Curt Flood:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Herb Score
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to right field.
LF Tommy Davis:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
LF Manny Mota:
Lines out to the pitcher.
C J.c. Martin:
SINGLES to center
SS Glenn Beckert:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Martin out at 2nd base.
RF Mike Shannon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Herb Score
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kaline out at 2nd base.
C Jerry Grote:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Ed Brinkman:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
P Herb Score:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Pete Ward:
Base on balls.
3B Don Demeter:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
P. Ward to second.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Herb Score
PH Lee Thomas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bob Saverine:
Base on balls.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Base on balls.
B. Saverine to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Passed ball.
B. Saverine to third.
B. Smith to second.
Base on balls.
LF Tommy Davis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Saverine scores.
B. Smith scores.
O. Cepeda to third.
Cepeda tries to score...
Mota throws home...
Cepeda scores!
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Johnson:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
T. Davis scores.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mickey Lolich
New pitcher: Fred Lasher.
CF Curt Flood:
Flies out to deep center field.
LF Manny Mota:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C J.c. Martin:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Herb Score
SS Ed Brinkman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Bert Campaneris:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Fred Lasher
New pitcher: Cal Koonce.
SS Glenn Beckert:
New SS: Bert Campaneris.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Mike Shannon:
Strikes out swinging.
P Herb Score:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Herb Score
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Base on balls.
LF Tommy Davis:
Reaches second base on a throwing error by the third baseman.
O. Cepeda to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
O. Cepeda to third.
T. Davis to second.
Cepeda tries to score...
Flood throws home...
Cepeda scores!
T. Davis to third.
B. Johnson to second.
C Jerry Grote:
Base on balls.
PH Bob Oliver:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Houston 5
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Cal Koonce
New pitcher: Nestor Chavez.
1B Pete Ward:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Don Demeter:
TRIPLES down the left field line.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Intentional walk.
PH Tony Gonzalez:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mantilla out at 2nd base.
D. Demeter scores.
LF Manny Mota:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 9, Houston 5
Batting: Houston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Herb Score
SS Bert Campaneris:
New CF: Tony Gonzalez.
Popped out to the third baseman.
2B Bob Saverine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
New pitcher: Phil Regan.
RF Bobby gene Smith:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 9, Houston 5
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