Final
HOU 8 — CIN 2
5/21/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CIN196805210
Complete available game record for HOU at CIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Davis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Rose | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Adlesh | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Milt Pappas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Jones | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Queen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Whitfield | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kelso | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy McCool | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Davidson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Milt Pappas | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lee | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Davidson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Billy McCool | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Kelso | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy McCool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Pappas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Vada Pinson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Adlesh | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H;B-2(THH) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HP | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | IW | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;2-H | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5/BP | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | S8.1X3(85);B-2(TH3) | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | E7/F.B-2 | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H(UR) | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 8–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 8–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S3.2-3;1-2 | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 8–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 8–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 8–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 8–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 8–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 8–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D8.1-H | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–2 |