Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 16, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1968 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Murrell lf 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 2
Staub 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomas rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 0
Gotay 2b 4 0 2 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 1 2 0
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 0 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 1 1 1
  Pagan 3b 0 0 0 0
Kolb 2b 2 1 1 0
  Alley 2b 2 1 2 0
Stargell rf 3 2 0 0
Jimenez lf 3 1 3 2
  Mota pr,lf 2 2 1 1
Alou cf 4 2 3 1
Clendenon 1b 4 0 2 3
Patek ss 4 1 3 2
Taylor c 2 0 0 0
Sisk p 2 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 16 10
Houston 002 000 000–260
Pittsburgh 001 140 14x–11160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (6-9) 4.0 8 6 6 5 3
  Buzhardt   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  House   1.1 6 5 5 0 1
  Gladding   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
6
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk  W (4-2) 6.2 5 2 2 3 1
  Kline  SV (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
1
  E–None.  DP–Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Wills (5); Alley (10); Alou 2 (11); Patek (1).  HR–Houston Wynn (6).  SH–Dierker (6); Sisk (1).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Clendenon (4); Patek (1).  HBP–Stargell (3).  IBB–Stargell (1); Taylor (1).  Team–8.  SB–Kolb (1); Patek (2).  CS–Alou (6).  WP–Gladding (3), Sisk 2 (3).  HBP–House (1).  IBB–Dierker 2 (8).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:45.  A–8,448.
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