Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 29, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1968 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Houston Astros 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Savage rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 1 0
Boyer 1b 2 0 0 0
  Fairly rf 1 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 0 0 0
Parker lf,1b 3 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 1 0
Versalles ss 3 0 1 0
Kekich p 2 0 1 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Menke 2b 3 1 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 0
Watson lf 2 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
Cuellar p 3 0 0 1
Totals 28 2 5 1
Los Angeles 000 000 000042
Houston 010 100 00x250
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  L (1-5) 7.0 5 2 1 1 6
  Grant   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
2
1
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (6-5) 9.0 4 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
4

  E–Bailey (7), Torborg (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 2.  2B–Los Angeles Torborg (1,off Cuellar); Bailey (7,off Cuellar), Houston Aspromonte (7,off Kekich).  Team LOB–4.  Team–3.  U–Bill Williams, Lee Weyer, Tom Gorman.  T–2:01.  A–16,757.
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