Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros - July 3,1968

9th inning: S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) **3B umpire Ed Vargo was struck by the throw from the outfield;**
9th inning: S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) **the ball caromed off Vargo's leg towards the dugout**
9th inning: S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) **Johnny Bench to score; Doug Rader complained that Vargo interfered**
9th inning: S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) **with the play and that Bench should not be allowed to score; Rader**
9th inning: S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) **was ejected by Vargo; fans threw trash onto the field and Vargo**
9th inning: S7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E7)(NR)(UR) **threatened to forfeit the game if they did not stop**

Cincinnati Reds - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Pete Rose	rf	27.080	B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.335	78	837
2	Alex Johnson	lf	25.209	R	5	1	1	0	0	0	.308	74	320
3	Mack Jones	cf	29.240	L	2	2	0	0	3	0	.159	44	630
4	Tony Perez	3b	26.050	R	5	2	3	5	0	0	.259	76	447
5	Johnny Bench	c	20.209	R	4	2	2	1	1	1	.271	75	101
6	Lee May	1b	25.102	R	5	1	2	2	0	1	.285	72	229
7	Tommy Helms	2b	27.059	R	4	0	3	0	0	0	.301	75	373
8	Woody Woodward	ss	25.284	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.182	25	479
	Vada Pinson	ph	29.327	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	.272	73	1497
9	Tony Cloninger	p	27.325	R	2	1	1	0	0	0	.273	12	223
	Fred Whitfield	ph	30.178	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	.213	44	696
	Don Pavletich	ph	29.356	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	21	386
Totals

Errors: Tommy Helms

2B: Johnny Bench (20), Tommy Helms (20)

3B: Tony Perez (3)

HR: Tony Perez (9), Lee May (9)

RBI: Tony Perez 5 (51), Johnny Bench (43), Lee May 2 (40)

GDP: Don Pavletich (4)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Bob Watson	lf	22.084	R	4	1	1	0	1	1	.220	35	40
2	Hector Torres	ss	22.291	R	4	1	0	0	1	1	.231	59	59
3	Rusty Staub	1b	24.093	L	5	1	2	0	0	0	.321	73	740
4	Jimmy Wynn	cf	26.113	R	3	1	1	0	2	0	.264	70	623
5	Denis Menke	2b	27.348	R	5	1	2	2	0	1	.258	63	722
6	Doug Rader	3b	23.339	R	1	1	0	1	3	0	.248	35	82
	Julio Gotay	3b	29.024	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.222	38	304
7	Nate Colbert	rf	22.085	R	4	1	1	2	0	1	.167	3	22
	Lee Thomas	rf	32.149	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	.202	40	969
8	John Bateman	c	27.348	R	4	0	1	1	0	1	.217	45	498
9	Larry Dierker	p	21.285	R	2	0	1	1	0	0	.100	17	86
	Jim Ray	p	23.215	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	20	23
Totals

Errors: Bob Watson 2

2B: Rusty Staub (21)

RBI: Denis Menke 2 (22), Doug Rader (12), Nate Colbert 2 (2), John Bateman (13), Larry Dierker (3)

SH: John Bateman (2), Larry Dierker (6)

Cincinnati Reds - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Tony Cloninger	R		4.1	4	6	6	6	1	0	6.58	1.69	12	222
2	Jay Ritchie	R		0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.82	1.64	7	141
3	Clay Carroll	R		2.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	3.38	1.30	22	159
4	Ted Abernathy	R	W 5-1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.69	0.99	38	413
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Tony Cloninger (0-0-0), Jay Ritchie (0-0-0), Clay Carroll (0-0-0), Ted Abernathy (0-0-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Larry Dierker	R		5.1	7	6	6	3	2	2	2.95	1.17	17	89
2	Jim Ray	R		1.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	2.90	1.26	20	24
3	Tom Dukes	R		0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.30	1.84	11	27
4	Wade Blasingame	L		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.97	1.30	14	118
5	John Buzhardt	R	L 0-2	1.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.80	1.27	17	302
Totals				0.0

WP: Larry Dierker (9)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Larry Dierker (0-0-0), Jim Ray (0-0-0), Tom Dukes (0-0-0), Wade Blasingame (0-0-0), John Buzhardt (0-0-0)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Cincinnati Reds	CIN	40-38		2	0	2		0	0	2		0	0	3		9	12	2		2	2	6	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	33-39		1	0	0		0	6	0		0	0	0		7	9	2		9	9	16	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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