GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Houston
Sunday, 4/23/1968
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Roland
2B Julian Javier:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Curt Flood:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Manny Mota:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Brock Davis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to short left field.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Roland
1B Don Demeter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Mike Shannon:
SINGLES to right
CF Mack Jones:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
C Tom Haller:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Houston 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Roland
SS Tony Kubek:
SINGLES to center
C Tim Talton:
Strikes out swinging.
P John Buzhardt:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Julian Javier:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
P Jim Roland:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bob Saverine:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
RF Brock Davis:
Base on balls.
B. Saverine to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the catcher.
B. Saverine to third.
B. Davis to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
B. Saverine scores.
B. Davis scores.
C Tom Haller:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Houston 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
RF Curt Flood:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Mota:
SINGLES to short center field.
C. Flood to second.
1B Don Demeter:
Strikes out looking.
3B Mike Shannon:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C. Flood to third.
M. Mota to second.
CF Mack Jones:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Flood tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Tony Kubek:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Houston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to short right field.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Johnson to second.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Bunted into fielders choice, Johnson out at third.
Smith safe at second.
P Jim Roland:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Bob Saverine:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Campaneris out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
C Tim Talton:
Flies out to right-center.
P John Buzhardt:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Julian Javier:
SINGLES to left
RF Curt Flood:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Houston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
RF Brock Davis:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (415 feet)
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to right
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right-center.
C Tom Haller:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Cepeda out at 2nd base.
3B Bob Johnson:
SINGLES to right
T. Haller to second.
T. Haller to third.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
LF Manny Mota:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Don Demeter:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Mike Shannon:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Houston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
SS Bert Campaneris:
SINGLES to short right-center.
P Jim Roland:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Campaneris out at 2nd base.
2B Bob Saverine:
Strikes out looking.
RF Brock Davis:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Roland scores.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
B. Davis to third.
B. Davis scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
CF Mack Jones:
Base on balls.
SS Tony Kubek:
SINGLES to right
M. Jones to second.
M. Jones to third.
C Tim Talton:
Flies out to shallow right field.
PH Davey Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kubek out at 2nd base.
M. Jones scores.
PH Felix Mantilla:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (391 feet)
RF Curt Flood:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Mota:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: John Buzhardt
New pitcher: Jim Duckworth.
C Tom Haller:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Bobby gene Smith:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Roland
1B Don Demeter:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Mike Shannon:
Base on balls.
PH Pete Ward:
Hit by pitch.
M. Shannon to second.
SS Tony Kubek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Ward out at 2nd base.
M. Shannon to third.
New pitcher: Cal Koonce.
C Tim Talton:
Base on balls.
T. Kubek to second.
PH Tony Curry:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Duckworth
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
SS Bert Campaneris:
New CF: Don Demeter.
New 1B: Pete Ward.
Flies out to right-center.
PH Gary Holman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Bob Saverine:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Cal Koonce
New pitcher: Wayne Granger.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Curt Flood:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Jim Small:
SINGLES to right
C. Flood to second.
CF Don Demeter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Flood to third.
J. Small to second.
3B Mike Shannon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4
Game over. Score: Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4
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