Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
June 22, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1968 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 1
Callison rf 4 1 1 0
Allen lf 5 2 2 2
Gonzalez cf 5 1 2 0
White 1b 5 0 2 1
Taylor 3b 5 1 2 1
Dalrymple c 3 1 0 0
Pena ss 4 1 2 2
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Simpson cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 1 1 0
Staub 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Menke 2b 5 2 3 2
Watson lf 5 1 1 0
Bateman c 3 1 2 2
  Brand pr,c 0 0 0 0
Murrell rf 2 0 1 1
  Wynn cf 2 0 0 0
Giusti p 3 0 1 1
  Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Philadelphia 100 010 0417120
Houston 010 200 0126101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   6.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Wagner  W (1-0) 2.1 2 3 3 3 3
  Jackson   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Farrell  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti   7.0 8 3 3 0 5
  Blasingame  L (1-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Gladding   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Coombs   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
1
8

  E–Rader (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Gonzalez (3,off Blasingame), Houston Menke 2 (9,off Short,off Wagner); Bateman (8,off Short).  3B–Philadelphia White (1,off Giusti); Pena (1,off Gladding).  HR–Philadelphia Allen 2 (13,1st inning off Giusti 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Giusti 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Dalrymple (1,by Gladding).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Taylor (10,2nd base off Giusti/Bateman); Callison (3,2nd base off Coombs/Brand).  WP–Giusti (5).  HBP–Gladding (1,Dalrymple).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:04.  A–21,015.
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