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| First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Forbes Field, Attendance: Not Given |
Sunday, June 16, 1968 Time of Game: 2:19 |
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Astros
1
23-36
Lost 4
10th, 13½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3 7 0
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Pirates
3
26-31
Won 4
9th, 8½ GB
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Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details I Murrell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .080 .198 2 0 GDP J Wynn CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .740 1 0 R Staub 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .318 .814 9 0 L Thomas RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .617 1 1 GDP B Browne PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .606 0 0 B Aspromonte 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227 .585 0 1 J Gotay 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .224 .488 1 2 D Adlesh C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .552 9 0 H Torres SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .225 .519 1 3 M Cuellar P 3 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .700 0 3 HR Totals 30 1 6 0 4 8 24 10
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details M Wills 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .625 0 3 2B J Pagan LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 .190 .481 0 1 2B,SH M Alou CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .814 0 0 R Clemente RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .269 .802 4 0 3B,IW D Clendenon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .236 .676 7 2 M Mota CF-LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .258 .597 2 0 B Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .564 2 3 F Patek SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .174 .574 3 2 J May C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .249 .590 8 0 S Blass P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .048 .091 1 1 L Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 R Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 Totals 28 3 7 0 2 9 27 12
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA M Cuellar, L (3-3) 8 7 3 3 2 9 0 1.95 31 - · · 8· 5· 0· 7 63 - 0.92 -0.10 Totals 8 7 3 3 2 9 0 31 - · · 8· 5· 0· 7 -
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA S Blass, W (3-2) 8 6 1 1 2 5 1 2.61 29 - · · 9· 7· 0· 6 69 - 1.21 0.28 L Walker, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.53 4 - · · 0· 0· 0· 0 1-0 2.33 -0.01 R Face, S (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 1 - · · 0· 0· 0· 0 3-0 5.72 0.13 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 8 1 34 - · · 9· 7· 0· 6 4-0
Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Ivan Murrell LF 1. Maury Wills 3B 2. Jimmy Wynn CF 2. Jose Pagan LF 3. Rusty Staub 1B 3. Roberto Clemente RF 4. Lee Thomas RF 4. Donn Clendenon 1B 5. Bob Aspromonte 3B 5. Manny Mota CF 6. Julio Gotay 2B 6. Bill Mazeroski 2B 7. Dave Adlesh C 7. Freddie Patek SS 8. Hector Torres SS 8. Jerry May C 9. Mike Cuellar P 9. Steve Blass P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b4 | 0 | -2- | R | 16% | 64% | 0-1 | PIT | J. Pagan | M. Cuellar | Double; Wills Scores | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | R | -15% | 39% | 0-0 | HOU | M. Cuellar | S. Blass | Home Run | |
| t9 | 2 | 123 | O | 13% | 100% | 1-3 | HOU | D. Adlesh | R. Face | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 11% | 89% | 1-2 | HOU | I. Murrell | S. Blass | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | 9% | 48% | 0-1 | PIT | M. Wills | M. Cuellar | Double |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | HOU | I. Murrell | S. Blass | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 53% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | S. Blass | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Staub | S. Blass | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | PIT | M. Wills | M. Cuellar | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | PIT | J. Pagan | M. Cuellar | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | PIT | R. Clemente | M. Cuellar | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Thomas | S. Blass | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | S. Blass | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Gotay | S. Blass | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | PIT | D. Clendenon | M. Cuellar | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | PIT | M. Mota | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | PIT | B. Mazeroski | M. Cuellar | Flyball: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Adlesh | S. Blass | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | HOU | H. Torres | S. Blass | Single to LF; Torres out at 2B/LF-2B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | R | -15% | 39% | 0-0 | HOU | M. Cuellar | S. Blass | Home Run | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 40% | 1-0 | HOU | I. Murrell | S. Blass | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 38% | 0-1 | PIT | F. Patek | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 36% | 0-1 | PIT | J. May | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 35% | 0-1 | PIT | S. Blass | M. Cuellar | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 37% | 1-0 | HOU | J. Wynn | S. Blass | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | -2% | 34% | 1-0 | HOU | R. Staub | S. Blass | Walk | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | -3% | 31% | 1-0 | HOU | L. Thomas | S. Blass | Single; Staub to 2B | ||
| t4 | 1 | 12- | O | 4% | 35% | 1-0 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | S. Blass | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 39% | 1-0 | HOU | J. Gotay | S. Blass | Flyball: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 9% | 48% | 0-1 | PIT | M. Wills | M. Cuellar | Double | ||
| b4 | 0 | -2- | R | 16% | 64% | 0-1 | PIT | J. Pagan | M. Cuellar | Double; Wills Scores | |
| b4 | 0 | -2- | 8% | 72% | 1-1 | PIT | R. Clemente | M. Cuellar | Single; Pagan to 3B | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-3 | O | -7% | 65% | 1-1 | PIT | D. Clendenon | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 5% | 70% | 1-1 | PIT | M. Mota | M. Cuellar | Groundout: 2B-1B; Pagan Scores; Clemente to 2B | |
| b4 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 67% | 2-1 | PIT | B. Mazeroski | M. Cuellar | Flyball: LF | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 70% | 1-2 | HOU | D. Adlesh | S. Blass | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 72% | 1-2 | HOU | H. Torres | S. Blass | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | -2% | 70% | 1-2 | HOU | M. Cuellar | S. Blass | Single | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 73% | 1-2 | HOU | I. Murrell | S. Blass | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 72% | 2-1 | PIT | F. Patek | M. Cuellar | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | 2% | 74% | 2-1 | PIT | J. May | M. Cuellar | Walk | ||
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 70% | 2-1 | PIT | S. Blass | M. Cuellar | May Picked off 1B (P-1B) | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 70% | 2-1 | PIT | S. Blass | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 73% | 1-2 | HOU | J. Wynn | S. Blass | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | -4% | 69% | 1-2 | HOU | R. Staub | S. Blass | Walk | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 8% | 77% | 1-2 | HOU | L. Thomas | S. Blass | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 3% | 80% | 2-1 | PIT | M. Wills | M. Cuellar | Single | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | -1% | 79% | 2-1 | PIT | J. Pagan | M. Cuellar | Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B | |
| b6 | 1 | -2- | 1% | 80% | 2-1 | PIT | R. Clemente | M. Cuellar | Intentional Walk | ||
| b6 | 1 | 12- | O | -3% | 77% | 2-1 | PIT | D. Clendenon | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | -3% | 73% | 2-1 | PIT | M. Mota | M. Cuellar | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 77% | 1-2 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | S. Blass | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 80% | 1-2 | HOU | J. Gotay | S. Blass | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 1-2 | HOU | D. Adlesh | S. Blass | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 80% | 2-1 | PIT | B. Mazeroski | M. Cuellar | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 80% | 2-1 | PIT | F. Patek | M. Cuellar | Single to RF; Patek out at 2B/RF-2B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 79% | 2-1 | PIT | J. May | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -9% | 70% | 1-2 | HOU | H. Torres | S. Blass | Single | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 8% | 78% | 1-2 | HOU | M. Cuellar | S. Blass | Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 11% | 89% | 1-2 | HOU | I. Murrell | S. Blass | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 88% | 2-1 | PIT | S. Blass | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 87% | 2-1 | PIT | M. Wills | M. Cuellar | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | 1% | 88% | 2-1 | PIT | J. Pagan | M. Cuellar | Single | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | R | 7% | 95% | 2-1 | PIT | R. Clemente | M. Cuellar | Triple; Pagan Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | --3 | O | -1% | 95% | 3-1 | PIT | D. Clendenon | M. Cuellar | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Manny Mota moves from CF to LF; Matty Alou replaces Jose Pagan (LF) playing CF batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -7% | 88% | 1-3 | HOU | J. Wynn | S. Blass | Single | ||
| Luke Walker replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 93% | 1-3 | HOU | R. Staub | L. Walker | Strikeout | |
| Byron Browne pinch hits for Lee Thomas (RF) batting 4th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 97% | 1-3 | HOU | B. Browne | L. Walker | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | -4% | 94% | 1-3 | HOU | B. Aspromonte | L. Walker | Walk; Wynn to 2B | ||
| t9 | 2 | 12- | -7% | 87% | 1-3 | HOU | J. Gotay | L. Walker | Walk; Wynn to 3B; Aspromonte to 2B | ||
| Roy Face replaces Luke Walker pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 2 | 123 | O | 13% | 100% | 1-3 | HOU | D. Adlesh | R. Face | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. | |||||||||||
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