Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
July 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1968 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 3 1 0
Johnson lf 5 0 2 3
Jones cf 4 0 1 3
Perez 3b 5 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 1 1 0
Woodward ss 4 1 2 1
Nolan p 1 1 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 4 1 2 1
Torres ss 4 1 1 0
Staub 1b 2 0 0 1
Wynn cf 4 0 1 1
Menke 2b 3 0 1 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 0 0 0 1
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 1 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 1 0
  Brand ph 1 0 0 0
  Colbert pr 0 1 0 0
  Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Cincinnati 002 011 003792
Houston 110 000 101470
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  W (4-2) 6.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Abernathy  SV (8) 3.0 1 2 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
7
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (5-10) 7.0 5 4 4 4 5
  Dukes   1.1 3 3 3 1 2
  Blasingame   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
7

  E–Woodward (2), Abernathy (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Miller (5,off Nolan); Bateman (9,off Nolan).  IBB–Helms (4,by Wilson); Rose (9,by Dukes).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Staub (2,off Abernathy); Aspromonte (2,off Abernathy).  Team–11.  SB–Rose (2,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman).  IBB–Wilson (4,Helms); Dukes (4,Rose).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:50.  A–22,827.
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