Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 5 0 1 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
  Herrera ph 1 0 0 0
Wynn cf 2 1 0 0
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
Menke 2b 4 1 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 2 2
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Simpson lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Coombs p 1 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 1 1
  Ray pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 3 2 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 3 1
Haller c 5 0 1 1
Fairly 1b 5 0 2 0
Gabrielson rf 1 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Popovich 2b 5 1 2 0
Shirley ss 1 0 0 1
Sutton p 4 0 2 1
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 11 4
Houston 000 100 002384
Los Angeles 011 101 00x4111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (11-13) 3.2 6 3 3 3 2
  Coombs   1.2 3 1 0 4 1
  Dukes   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  House   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
7
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (6-13) 8.2 8 3 3 3 11
  Billingham  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
11

  E–Miller (3), Torres (21), Wilson (4), Coombs (1), Davis (6).  DP–Houston 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Miller (14,off Sutton).  3B–Houston Aspromonte (2,off Sutton), Los Angeles Haller (4,off Coombs).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Shirley 2 (3,off Wilson 2); Davis (7,off Coombs); Crawford (1,off House).  IBB–Boyer (3,by Coombs); Shirley (1,by Coombs).  Team–15.  SB–Davis (29,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman).  WP–Sutton (3).  IBB–Coombs 2 (3,Boyer,Shirley).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:47.  A–10,787.
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