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Mets
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 30, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on May 30, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tony Venzon |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Art Shamsky | Left Fielder |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Collins | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 30, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Bunning
Agee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mota. Agee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Bunning
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shamsky vs. Bunning
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agee scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin takes first base on ball four. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Bunning
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. Shamsky moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Bunning
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Koosman
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Koosman
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Koosman
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bunning
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Bunning
Weis hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koosman vs. Bunning
Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Bunning
Agee takes first base on ball four. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Bunning
Boswell 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
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koosman
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Koosman
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koosman
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Bunning
Shamsky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin takes first base on ball four. Shamsky moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Bunning
Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Bunning
There's a wild pitch. Shamsky moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Bunning
Collins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kranepool vs. Bunning
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shamsky scores. Martin scores. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. Bunning
Weis is hit by the pitch. Collins moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koosman vs. Bunning
Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Bunning
Agee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Kranepool moves to third. Weis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boswell vs. Bunning
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Koosman
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Koosman
May hits a line drive into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Koosman
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Bunning
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Bunning
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Koosman
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Koosman
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Koosman
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Koosman
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clendenon vs. Koosman
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bunning
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bunning
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Bunning
Weis hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Clemente chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Alley. Alley fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Alley. Weis is thrown out after the base hit. Kranepool goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Bunning
Koosman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koosman
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Koosman
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Koosman
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Bunning
Agee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching. Cleon Jones pinch runs for Tommie Agee.
Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. Pizarro
Shamsky bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Pizarro
Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swoboda vs. Pizarro
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Pizarro
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Koosman
Cleon Jones now playing center field. Carl Taylor pinch hits for Juan Pizarro.
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Koosman
Wills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Koosman
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Koosman
Stargell hits a popup towards third. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching. Carl Taylor now catching.
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Wickersham
Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Wickersham
Koosman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koosman
Clemente hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boswell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Koosman
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koosman
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool juggles the ball. That's an error on Kranepool. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Koosman
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wickersham
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Wickersham
Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Wickersham
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Wickersham
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. Boswell scores. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Wickersham
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Koosman
Matty Alou pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Koosman
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Koosman
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Koosman
Mota bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Koosman
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Willie Stargell.
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Koosman
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Mota scores. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clendenon vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching.
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Walker
Jose Pagan now playing first base. Luke Walker now pitching. Matty Alou now playing center field. Manny Mota now playing left field.
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Walker
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Walker
Weis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Taylor
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Taylor
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Taylor
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jimenez vs. Short
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Carl Taylor. Bill Short now pitching.
Jimenez is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Short
Gary Kolb pinch runs for Manny Jimenez.
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazeroski tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mota vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching.
There go the runners. The throw from Martin to Collins. The throw back to home, and Alou is out at the plate. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1968, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 3 1 3 1 Wills M, 3b 4 1 0 1
Jones C, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Mota M, cf-lf 4 1 3 0
Boswell K, 2b 5 1 2 0 Stargell W, lf 3 0 0 0
Shamsky A, lf 4 1 2 1 Pagan J, ph-1b 1 0 1 1
Martin J, c 2 1 2 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 2 1
Swoboda R, rf 5 0 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Collins K, 3b 4 1 0 0 Walker L, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 5 1 3 2 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Weis A, ss 4 0 1 0 Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 4 0 0 0 May J, c 2 0 0 0
Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0
Short B, p 0 0 0 0 Alou M, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 1 0 0 0
Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor C, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 0 0 0 0
Kolb G, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 13 5 34 3 9 3
New York 103 010 010 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 021 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W) 7.2 7 2 2 1 5
Taylor R 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Short B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Koonce C (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (L)* 5.0 10 5 4 4 3
Pizarro J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Wickersham D 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Walker L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Alley G, Kranepool E
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 11, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Agee T, Clemente R 2, Weis A
3B -- Martin J
SH -- Shamsky A
SF -- Wills M
HBP -- by Bunning J (Weis A), by Pizarro J (Martin J), by Short B (Jimenez M)
WP -- Bunning J
T -- 2:56
A -- 0
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