April 20, 1968 Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
CLE 2 BAL 10
@CAL 1 DET 4
@CHW 1
(10) NYY 4
@MIN 2 WSA 4
@OAK 1 CIN 2
ATL 1 NYM 3
LAD 2 PHI 7
HOU 1 SFG 1
@PIT 0 CHC 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 3,738

Saturday, April 20, 1968, 2:17PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Astros

5-4

Lost 3

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Phillies        0  0  0   4  0  3   0  0  X    7 10  0

W: L Jackson (1-2), L: L Dierker (1-2)

Phillies

4-6

Won 3

9th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .890    0    1   0   
  J Gotay 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   1   
D Menke 2B-1B                 3   1   3   1    1   0  .375 1.194    0    2   1   HR
L Thomas 1B-LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    5   0   
R Staub RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .316  .802    0    1   0   
H King C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .185  .609    0    7   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .674    0    0   2   
I Murrell CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266    0    3   0   GDP
H Torres SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .314  .722    0    3   4   
L Dierker P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  D Walton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  J Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Wynn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .088  .313    0    0   0   
  T Dukes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    3   5                    24   8

BATTING

HR: D Menke (1, off L Jackson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Menke 6; B Aspromonte 2; R Staub; H Torres.

GIDP: I Murrell (1); D Walton (1).

RBI: D Menke (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Gotay-H Torres-D Menke.

E: H King (2).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 3B                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .740    0    0   0   2B
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .683    0    5   5   
J Callison RF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .200  .511    0    3   0   
D Allen LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .256  .678    0    3   0   3B
  L Hisle CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .872         2   0   
T Gonzalez CF-LF              3   1   1   1    1   1  .200  .520    0    2   0   SB
B White 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   2  .152  .509    0    6   1   HR
C Dalrymple C                 3   2   1   1    1   0  .154  .498    0    5   0   2B,GDP
B Wine SS                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .787    0    0   4   SH,IW
L Jackson P                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .143  .286    0    1   1   
Totals                       33   7  10   7    5   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Taylor (1, off T Dukes); C Dalrymple (1, off L Dierker).

3B: D Allen (1, off J Ray).

HR: B White (2, off J Ray; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: B Wine (1, off J Ray).

IBB: B Wine (1, by L Dierker).

TB: B White 4; D Allen 4; T Taylor 3; J Callison 2; C Dalrymple 2; T Gonzalez; L Jackson.

GIDP: C Dalrymple (1).

RBI: L Jackson 2 (2); C Dalrymple (1); T Taylor (2); B White (4); T Gonzalez (4); J Callison (1).

2-out RBI: L Jackson 2; C Dalrymple; J Callison.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Wine-C Rojas-B White 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off L Dierker/H King).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, L (1-2)             4     5   4   4    2   4   0   4.74   19     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5     38    -     1.26  -0.34
J Ray                          3     4   3   3    2   2   1   2.45   15     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.24  -0.04
T Dukes                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    5   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 9           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Jackson, W (1-2)             9     7   1   1    3   5   1   4.26   35     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 7     71    -     0.67   0.12
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   5   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Dierker (2; B Wine).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 3,738.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. J Morgan             LF    1. T Taylor             3B 
2. D Menke              2B    2. C Rojas              2B 
3. L Thomas             1B    3. J Callison           RF 
4. R Staub              RF    4. D Allen              LF 
5. H King               C     5. T Gonzalez           CF 
6. B Aspromonte         3B    6. B White              1B 
7. I Murrell            CF    7. C Dalrymple          C  
8. H Torres             SS    8. B Wine               SS 
9. L Dierker            P     9. L Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  12-      17%  72% C Dalrymple     L Dierker       Double to RF; Allen Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   b 4   2  1-2  123      16%  89% L Jackson       L Dierker       Single to CF; Gonzalez Scores; Dalrymple Scores; Wine to 2B
   b 4   1  1-0  12-      15%  60% T Gonzalez      L Dierker       Single to LF; Callison Scores; Allen to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---     -12%  40% D Menke         L Jackson       Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  1--       5%  45% D Allen         L Dierker       Single to RF; Callison to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      40%  D Menke         Home Run
   O      ---      41%  L Thomas        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      42%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  T Taylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      38%  C Rojas         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      37%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  H King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Aspromonte    Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      41%  I Murrell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      39%  D Allen         Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  T Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--      39%  B White         Strikeout
          1--      40%  C Dalrymple     Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      36%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  H Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  L Dierker       Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  B Wine          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  L Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      35%  T Taylor        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---      31%  D Menke         Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  L Thomas        Flyball: LF
          1--      31%  R Staub         Single to RF; Menke to 2B
   O      12-      34%  H King          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Menke to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  J Callison      Single to RF
          1--      45%  D Allen         Single to RF; Callison to 2B
   R      12-      60%  T Gonzalez      Single to LF; Callison Scores; Allen to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B White         Strikeout
   R      12-      72%  C Dalrymple     Double to RF; Allen Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
          -23      73%  B Wine          Intentional Walk
   RR     123      89%  L Jackson       Single to CF; Gonzalez Scores; Dalrymple Scores; Wine to 2B
   O      12-      88%  T Taylor        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  I Murrell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  H Torres        Single to CF
                  Danny Walton pinch hits for Larry Dierker batting 9th
   OO     1--      91%  D Walton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Ray facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Ray replaces Danny Walton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Callison      Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  D Allen         Triple to LF (Deep LF)
   O      --3      90%  T Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  J Morgan        Lineout: RF
          ---      89%  D Menke         Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  L Thomas        Flyball: CF
          1--      90%  R Staub         Walk; Menke to 2B
   O      12-      93%  H King          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Ray facing 6-7-8
                  Denis Menke moves to 1B; Julio Gotay replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 1st; Lee Thomas moves to LF
   R      ---      97%  B White         Home Run
          ---      97%  C Dalrymple     Walk
          1--      98%  B Wine          Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Dalrymple to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  L Jackson       Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1-3      99%  T Taylor        Single to P/Bunt; Dalrymple Scores; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-      98%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jackson to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  J Callison      Single to RF; Jackson Scores; Rojas to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  B Aspromonte    Single to 3B
   OO     1--     100%  I Murrell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Torres        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-1, Jim Ray facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  B White         Walk
   OO     1--     100%  C Dalrymple     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Jim Ray batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Gotay         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--     100%  L Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tom Dukes facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Dukes replaces Jimmy Wynn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Wine          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Jackson       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  T Taylor        Double
          -2-     100%  C Rojas         Walk
   O      12-     100%  J Callison      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Gonzalez moves to LF; Larry Hisle replaces Dick Allen playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  H King          Walk
          1--     100%  B Aspromonte    Single to SS; King to 2B
   O      12-     100%  I Murrell       Lineout: CF
   O      12-     100%  H Torres        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.

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