Houston Astros 4 – 0 Los Angeles Dodgers
22 July 1968 · LOS03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Dave Giusti | 1 in 107 games |
| 21 | final score 4–0 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Len Gabrielson | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Simpson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Hector Torres | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Staub | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Doug Rader | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Brand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Giusti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Giusti | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Los Angeles Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Gabrielson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tom Haller | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lefebvre | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Ron Fairly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Fairey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zoilo Versalles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Kekich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Los Angeles Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kekich | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mudcat Grant | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Billingham | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |