Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Simpson lf 5 1 2 1
Torres ss 5 0 1 1
Staub 1b 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 1
Miller rf 1 0 0 0
  Thomas rf 3 0 0 0
Menke 2b 5 2 2 1
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
Brand c 4 1 1 1
Giusti p 1 1 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 2 0 1 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Shea p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 6 1 2 0
Jones cf 3 1 0 0
  Ruiz 1b 2 0 0 0
May 1b,rf 6 1 2 2
Perez 3b 3 0 1 0
Pinson rf,cf 3 0 2 2
Bench c 4 0 2 0
McRae 2b 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 0 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 2 1 1 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Woodward ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Houston 120 100 000 1581
Cincinnati 000 040 000 04102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti   4.0 7 4 4 3 1
  Dukes   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Coombs   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Buzhardt   4.2 2 0 0 4 4
  House   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Shea  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
9
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger   3.2 5 4 1 2 2
  Lee   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Abernathy   4.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Carroll  L (3-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
5
2
5
7

  E–Simpson (1), Perez (13), Cardenas (14).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Bench (5).  2B–Houston Brand (2,off Carroll), Cincinnati A Johnson (16,off Buzhardt).  HR–Houston Menke (3,2nd inning off Cloninger 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Giusti (3,off Cloninger); Pinson (2,off Buzhardt).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–McRae (1,by Buzhardt); Cardenas (9,by Buzhardt); Bench (6,by Buzhardt); Pavletich (1,by House).  Team–14.  SB–Wynn (8,2nd base off Cloninger/Bench).  WP–Giusti (7), Buzhardt (3), Cloninger (5).  IBB–Buzhardt 3 (8,McRae,Cardenas,Bench); House (1,Pavletich).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–3:24.
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