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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 8, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 8, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Moeller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,453 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Williams |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Len Gabrielson | Right Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
| Bill Sudakis | Third Baseman |
| Paul Popovich | Shortstop |
| Joe Moeller | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| George Culver | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 8, 1968
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Culver
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Culver
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Culver
Culver fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Culver. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Culver
The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Culver
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Culver
Gabrielson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Moeller
Rose bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moeller
There goes Rose. The throw from Haller and he is out, Lefebvre applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moeller
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moeller
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Culver
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Culver
Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sudakis vs. Culver
Sudakis hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Culver
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Popovich for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Moeller
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sudakis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Moeller
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Moeller
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Culver
Moeller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Culver
Crawford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Crawford reaches second base with a double. Rose throws the ball in to Perez who tags Crawford trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Culver
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Moeller
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Moeller
Woodward hits a popup towards short. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Moeller
Culver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moeller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Culver
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Culver covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Culver
Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Culver
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Culver
Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Lefebvre reaches second base with a double. Gabrielson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sudakis vs. Culver
Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Moeller
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre misplays the ball. That's an error on Lefebvre. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moeller
There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Moeller
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Moeller
May hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Moeller
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Culver
Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Culver
Moeller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Culver
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Culver
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Moeller
Pinson bunts towards first. Fairly fields the ball and throws to Moeller covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Moeller
Perez hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Haller settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Haller. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Moeller
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Moeller
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Moeller
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitfield vs. Moeller
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenas vs. Moeller
Leo Cardenas pinch hits for George Culver.
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. McGinn
Leo Cardenas now playing shortstop. Dan McGinn now pitching.
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gabrielson vs. McGinn
McGinn fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McGinn. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gabrielson vs. McGinn
Gabrielson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. McGinn
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. McGinn
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sudakis vs. McGinn
Sudakis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McRae settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Moeller
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moeller
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moeller
May is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Moeller
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. McGinn
Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. McGinn
Moeller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. McGinn
Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McGinn
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. McGinn
Haller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Moeller
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Moeller
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Moeller
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. McGinn
Wes Parker pinch hits for Len Gabrielson.
Parker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McRae settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. McGinn
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. McGinn
Lefebvre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. McGinn
Sudakis hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Moeller
Wes Parker now playing first base. Ron Fairly now playing right field. Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Dan McGinn.
Ruiz hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Moeller
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Moeller
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moeller vs. Abernathy
Moeller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Abernathy
Crawford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moeller
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moeller
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Moeller
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Brewer
Jim Brewer now pitching.
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Brewer
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Brewer
McRae strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1968 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Crawford W, lf 5 0 2 0 Rose P, rf 4 0 1 0
Davis W, cf 4 1 2 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 0 0
Haller T, c 3 0 1 1 May L, 1b 3 1 1 0
Gabrielson L, rf 3 1 1 0 Bench J, c 4 1 1 2
Parker W, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0
Fairly R, 1b-rf 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lefebvre J, 2b 4 1 4 2 McRae H, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sudakis B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Woodward W, ss 1 0 0 0
Popovich P, ss 4 0 1 0 Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
Moeller J, p 4 0 0 0 McGinn D, p 0 0 0 0
Brewer J, p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz C, ph 1 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Culver G, p 1 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
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36 3 11 3 32 2 5 2
Los Angeles 100 100 010 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 000 002 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller J (W) 8.1 4 2 2 1 6
Brewer J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Culver G (L) 5.0 6 2 1 0 2
McGinn D 3.0 5 1 1 0 4
Abernathy T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Culver G, Lefebvre J, Haller T, McGinn D
LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Crawford W, Lefebvre J
HR -- Lefebvre J, Bench J
SB -- McRae H, Pinson V
CS -- Rose P
SF -- Haller T
HBP -- by Moeller J (May L)
WP -- Moeller J
PB -- Bench J
T -- 2:29
A -- 8453
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