Final
CIN 0 — HOU 2
7/2/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196807020
Complete available game record for CIN at HOU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Watson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Rose | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Perez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Culver | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Pavletich | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Colbert | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Woodward | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Arrigo | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denny Lemaster | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Ruiz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Arrigo | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Arrigo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Pavletich | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Ruiz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Woodward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Colbert | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | T9/89 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S6 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E4.B-1 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | E4.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | E5.B-1 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |