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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CAL		4
3
DET
@CHW		2
3
DET
@CHW		6
1
BOS
@CLE		5
3
WSA
@MIN		2
4
BAL
@OAK		2
4
BAL
@OAK		4
6
CHC
@ATL		0
1		 
(11)
SFG
@NYM		4
1
SFG
@NYM		1
3
LAD
@PHI		2
1
HOU
@PIT		1
3
HOU
@PIT		2
11
CIN
@STL		2
4
Sunday, June 16, 1968
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 8,448, Time of Game: 2:45
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Astros
2
23-37
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
10th, 13½ GB
 at Pirates
11
27-31
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
9th, 8½ GB
W: Tommie Sisk (4-2)
L: Larry Dierker (6-9)
S: Ron Kline (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Pirates         0  0  1   1  4  0   1  4  X   11 16  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ivan Murrell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .074 .184 1 1
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .248 .750 4 0 HR
Rusty Staub 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 .806 8 1
Lee Thomas RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .591 2 0
Bob Aspromonte 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228 .590 1 2
Julio Gotay 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .234 .507 1 3
John Bateman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .529 4 3
Hector Torres SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 .532 3 3
Larry Dierker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .061 .149 0 0 SH
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Byron Browne 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .643
   Pat House P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Fred Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 3 1 .194 .555 24 14
HR: J Wynn (6).
SH: L Dierker (6).
TB: J Wynn 4; H Torres 2; J Gotay 2; B Aspromonte.
RBI: J Wynn 2 (19).
Team LOB: 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Maury Wills 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .279 .630 0 2 2B
   Jose Pagan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .481 0 0
Gary Kolb 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 .323 .880 2 1 SB
   Gene Alley 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 .242 .644 2 4 2B
Willie Stargell RF 3 2 0 0 1 0 .259 .776 2 0 HBP,GDP,IW
Manny Jimenez LF 3 1 3 2 0 0 .440 1.003 1 0
   Manny Mota LF 2 2 1 1 0 0 .262 .603 2 0
Matty Alou CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .360 .847 5 0 2·2B,CS,GDP
Donn Clendenon 1B 4 0 2 3 0 1 .242 .680 9 1 SF
Freddie Patek SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 .259 .730 3 2 2B,SB,SF
Carl Taylor C 2 0 0 0 2 1 .259 .593 1 0 IW
Tommie Sisk P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .220 0 1 SH
   Ron Kline P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0 0
Team Totals 33 11 16 10 6 4 .485 1.184 27 11
2B: G Alley (10); F Patek (1); M Wills (5); M Alou 2 (11).
SF: D Clendenon (4); F Patek (1).
SH: T Sisk (1).
IBB: W Stargell (1); C Taylor (1).
HBP: W Stargell (3).
TB: M Alou 5; F Patek 4; M Jimenez 3; G Alley 3; D Clendenon 2; M Wills 2; M Mota; G Kolb.
GIDP: M Alou (5); W Stargell (5).
RBI: D Clendenon 3 (30); F Patek 2 (6); M Jimenez 2 (6); M Alou (14); M Mota (14); M Wills (18).
Team LOB: 8.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (2, -1st base off  POCS); G Kolb (1, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: M Alou (6, -1st base by  POCS).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Dierker, L (6-9) 4 8 6 6 5 3 0 3.07 23 20
John Buzhardt 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.92 8
Pat House 1.1 6 5 5 0 1 0 15.00 10
Fred Gladding 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.60 2
Team Totals 8 16 11 11 6 4 0 12.38 43 20

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tommie Sisk, W (4-2) 6.2 5 2 2 3 1 1 3.75 27 54
Ron Kline, S (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.39 8
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 3 1 1 2.00 35 54
Balks: None.
WP: F Gladding (3); T Sisk 2 (3).
HBP: P House (1).
IBB: L Dierker 2 (8).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 8,448.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Ivan Murrell LF 1 Maury Wills 3B
2 Jim Wynn CF 2 Gary Kolb 2B
3 Rusty Staub 1B 3 Willie Stargell RF
4 Lee Thomas RF 4 Manny Jimenez LF
5 Bob Aspromonte 3B 5 Matty Alou CF
6 Julio Gotay 2B 6 Donn Clendenon 1B
7 John Bateman C 7 Freddie Patek SS
8 Hector Torres SS 8 Carl Taylor C
9 Larry Dierker P 9 Tommie Sisk P

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