Final
CIN 6 — HOU 7
9/20/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196809200
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon McFadden | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Rose | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Torres | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Ruiz | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Colbert | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Adlesh | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal King | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan McGinn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Herrera | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nolan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shea | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Gary Nolan | 8.1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dan McGinn | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Shea | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nolan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Ruiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon McFadden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Adlesh | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Colbert | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/89 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR9/IPHR | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | T9/89.1-H | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E3.B-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | T9.3-H(UR) | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | PB.3-H(UR) | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S5.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2;3-3 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 1/G.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HP | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D7 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S6 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2# | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 1/BP | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/78.3-H;1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S6.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H;1-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 6–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 6–6 |