Final
CIN 9 — HOU 7
7/3/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196807030
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Torres | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Johnson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Jones | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Menke | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee May | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nate Colbert | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Woodward | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Whitfield | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Ritchie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Pavletich | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cloninger | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Cloninger | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Dierker | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jay Ritchie | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dukes | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Clay Carroll | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Cloninger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Jones | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Woodward | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Wade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Colbert | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 41 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/78.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S1 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1XH(92) | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D9/89 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | E4.1-2;B-1 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S5.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43/SH.3-H;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–7 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–7 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D7 | 4–7 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 4–7 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/7.3-H | 4–7 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 6–7 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 6–7 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | NP | 6–7 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG.1-2 | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | PO1(E1).2-3;1-2# | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–7 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 6–7 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 6–7 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 6–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–7 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 6–7 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 6–7 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S1.2-3;1-2 | 6–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 6–7 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 6–7 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 6–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 6–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 31 | 6–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/P | 6–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 6–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | T9/89.1-H | 6–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) | 7–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 9–7 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 9–7 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 9–7 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 9–7 |