Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1968 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Herrera 2b 5 0 1 1
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Staub 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte lf 4 1 2 0
Thomas rf 3 1 1 0
  Brand rf 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 3 1
  Simpson pr 0 0 0 0
  Adlesh c 1 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 0 1
Wills 3b 3 0 0 0
Alou cf 4 0 2 0
Clemente rf 3 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 2 2 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
May c 2 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 1
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 4 3
Houston 000 020 000–2111
Pittsburgh 020 001 00x–342
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (12-13) 8.0 4 3 2 3 3
Totals
8.0
4
3
2
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (4-4) 7.2 10 2 2 1 2
  Walker  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
6
  E–Herrera (3), Patek (5), Mazeroski (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Houston Bateman (19).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (22).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Patek (3).  Team–3.  CS–Wills (19).  WP–Ellis (5).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:10.  A–3,003.
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