Houston Astros 6 – 1 Cincinnati Reds
14 July 1968 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game · 18 | Don Wilson | 1 in 6,627 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | Tony Perez | 1 in 107 games |
| 21 | final score 6–1 | 1 in 56 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Box score
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Simpson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Hector Torres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rusty Staub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Wynn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Rader | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Bateman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beauchamp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Fred Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Vada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hal McRae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pat Corrales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mack Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leo Cardenas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gerry Arrigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chico Ruiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Arrigo | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Jay Ritchie | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lee | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |