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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 21, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Maloney |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,155 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Frank Secory |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Maloney | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 21, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Maloney
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Maloney
Clemente hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Maloney
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blass
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Maloney
Mota takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Maloney
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alley vs. Maloney
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mota scores. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Maloney
May bunts in front of the plate. Corrales fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blass vs. Maloney
Blass strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Alley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Maloney
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Blass
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Blass
Helms strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Maloney
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Maloney
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Maloney
Mota strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Maloney
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Maloney
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Blass
Corrales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Blass
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maloney vs. Blass
Maloney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Maloney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Maloney
May strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Maloney
Blass strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Maloney
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blass
May hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Blass
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Blass
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Maloney
Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Maloney
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Maloney
Mota hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. Mota reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Maloney
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Maloney
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Blass
Corrales strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Blass
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Blass
Don Pavletich pinch hits for Jim Maloney.
Pavletich strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ritchie
Jay Ritchie now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Ritchie
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ritchie
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blass
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ritchie
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Ritchie
There goes Wills. The throw from Corrales and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Ritchie
There goes Wills. The throw from Corrales and he is safe. Wills steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Ritchie
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Ritchie
Clendenon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Ritchie
Mota hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Ritchie
Mazeroski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Ritchie
Alley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rose. Alley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Ritchie
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Ritchie
Blass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Jose Pagan now playing third base.
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Blass
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Blass
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corrales vs. Blass
Corrales takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Blass
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ritchie
Woody Woodward now playing second base.
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Ritchie
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Ritchie
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Lee
Bob Lee now pitching. Johnny Bench now catching.
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Lee
Gary Kolb pinch runs for Roberto Clemente.
Clendenon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Lee
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan scores. Kolb moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Lee
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kolb scores. There goes Mota trying to get to third. Rose throws the ball in to Perez, who tags Mota for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Lee
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lee
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blass
Gary Kolb now playing right field.
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blass
May takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Lee
Blass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blass moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Lee
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blass scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 14 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolb vs. Lee
Kolb takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to third. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 14 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clendenon vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rose. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Pagan scores. Kolb moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 16 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mota vs. Culver
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kolb scores. Clendenon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 17 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Culver
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 17 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alley vs. Culver
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon scores. Mota moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 18 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Culver
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Mota scores. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 19 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jimenez vs. Culver
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Steve Blass.
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 19 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 19 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Face
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 19 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Face
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for George Culver.
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Alou M, cf 6 2 4 2 Rose P, cf 4 0 1 0
Wills M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 0
Pagan J, 3b 2 2 2 2 May L, rf 3 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 4 3 3 2 Perez T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kolb G, pr-rf 0 2 0 0 Whitfield F, 1b 4 0 1 1
Clendenon D, 1b 6 2 2 5 Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Mota M, lf 5 3 3 2 Woodward W, 2b 1 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 2 3 2 Corrales P, c 2 0 1 0
Alley G, ss 6 1 4 3 Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
May J, c 4 0 0 0 Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Blass S, p 5 1 1 0 Beauchamp J, ph 1 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Maloney J, p 1 0 1 0
Pavletich D, ph 1 0 0 0
Ritchie J, p 0 0 0 0
Bench J, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
47 19 23 18 32 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 131 010 346 -- 19
Cincinnati 000 100 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 8.0 7 1 1 2 4
Face R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney J (L) 5.0 8 6 6 2 7
Ritchie J* 2.0 5 5 5 2 3
Lee B+ 1.0 7 6 6 1 0
Culver G 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Maloney J, Whitfield F, Alley G, Alou M, Clendenon D
3B -- Mota M
HR -- Clemente R 2, Clendenon D
SB -- Wills M 2
SH -- May J
WP -- Ritchie J
T -- 2:51
A -- 8155
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