Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Brand c 4 0 0 0
Menke 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas rf 3 0 1 0
  Murrell pr 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Torres ss 3 0 0 0
Giusti p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 3 1 2 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Fairly rf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Haller c 3 0 0 0
Colavito lf 2 0 0 0
  Fairey lf 0 0 0 0
Versalles ss 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 1 0
Drysdale p 3 0 1 0
Totals 27 1 5 0
Houston 000 000 000051
Los Angeles 000 001 00x150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  L (3-4) 8.0 5 1 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
5
1
0
1
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (3-3) 9.0 5 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
6

  E–Torres (9).  2B–Houston Wynn (1,off Drysdale).  IBB–Aspromonte (6,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Davis (3,off Giusti); Parker (7,off Giusti).  Team–5.  SB–Boyer (1,2nd base off Giusti/Brand).  IBB–Drysdale (3,Aspromonte).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:05.  A–19,630.
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