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Scores
Standings
BAL
@CAL		2
7
BOS
@CLE		1
2
CHW
@DET		0
7
CHW
@DET		10
2
NYY
@MIN		5
0
WSA
@OAK		7
5
WSA
@OAK		3
4
ATL
@CHC		5
6		 
(10)
PIT
@CIN		8
3
LAD
@HOU		5
8
SFG
@NYM		0
8
STL
@PHI		2
8
Tuesday, August 20, 1968
, Astrodome
Attendance: 19,534, Time of Game: 3:00
Dodgers
5
54-70
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
10th, 25 GB
 at Astros
8
58-69
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
8th, 22½ GB
W: Larry Dierker (12-10)
L: Don Drysdale (14-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    5 10  0
Astros          0  0  0   2  3  3   0  0  X    8  9  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Willie Crawford LF 4 2 1 0 1 3 .250 .707 4 0
Len Gabrielson RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .268 .745 1 0 3B
Willie Davis CF 5 2 3 1 0 2 .239 .633 3 0 3B,SB
Tom Haller C 2 0 1 3 1 1 .289 .732 5 1 2·SF
Ron Fairly 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .217 .557 9 1
Bob Bailey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .232 .663 1 1
Paul Popovich 2B-SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .555 0 2
Zoilo Versalles SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .191 .507 0 4
   Jim Lefebvre 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .548 0 0
Don Drysdale P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .387 0 0
   John Purdin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
   Jim Fairey 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .509
   Mudcat Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .474 0 0
   Hank Aguirre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Ken Boyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .633
   Jim Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 1 0
Team Totals 35 5 10 5 4 11 .286 .741 24 9
3B: L Gabrielson (1); W Davis (7).
SF: T Haller 2 (5).
TB: W Davis 5; L Gabrielson 3; R Fairly 2; W Crawford; D Drysdale; T Haller; B Bailey.
RBI: T Haller 3 (37); L Gabrielson (26); W Davis (25).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: Z Versalles (25); B Bailey (11); R Fairly (3).
Baserunning
SB: W Davis (27, -1st base off  POCS).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jose Herrera RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .067 .133 1 0 SH
   Norm Miller RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .609 0 0
Hector Torres SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .230 .527 0 2
Jim Wynn CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .255 .817 4 0
Rusty Staub 1B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .296 .774 7 0 2B,SF,SH
Doug Rader 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .257 .708 0 1 HBP
Denis Menke 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .253 .685 3 3
Bob Aspromonte LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .244 .599 2 0 SF
John Bateman C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 .631 10 2
Larry Dierker P 4 1 0 0 0 2 .081 .192 0 0
   Danny Coombs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .889 0 0
Team Totals 31 8 9 6 4 5 .290 .691 27 8
2B: R Staub (32).
SF: B Aspromonte (3); R Staub (3).
SH: J Herrera (1); R Staub (4).
HBP: D Rader (1).
TB: D Menke 2; J Bateman 2; R Staub 2; J Wynn; J Herrera; H Torres; B Aspromonte.
RBI: R Staub 3 (57); B Aspromonte (34); D Menke (44); H Torres (23).
Team LOB: 8.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Don Drysdale, L (14-11) 4.2 7 5 5 3 2 0 2.01 24 29
John Purdin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.90 1
Mudcat Grant 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 0 3.05 8
Hank Aguirre 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.56 4
Jim Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.59 3
Team Totals 8 9 8 5 4 5 0 5.62 40 29

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Dierker, W (12-10) 8.1 10 5 5 4 10 0 3.21 39 49
Danny Coombs, S (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 2
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 4 11 0 5.00 41 49
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Grant (5).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 19,534.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Houston Astros
1 Willie Crawford LF 1 Jose Herrera RF
2 Len Gabrielson RF 2 Hector Torres SS
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Tom Haller C 4 Rusty Staub 1B
5 Ron Fairly 1B 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Bob Bailey 3B 6 Denis Menke 2B
7 Paul Popovich 2B 7 Bob Aspromonte LF
8 Zoilo Versalles SS 8 John Bateman C
9 Don Drysdale P 9 Larry Dierker P

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