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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
August 16, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 16, 1968 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1968 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 8 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning Pitcher—Don Drysdale  
Losing Pitcher—Al McBean  
Save—Jack Billingham  
Game Winning RBI—Len Gabrielson 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1968 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Drysdale  
Home Starting PitcherAl McBean  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance8,221 
Time of Game2 hours 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Bob Engel
3B: Al Barlick

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Crawford  Left Fielder 
Len Gabrielson  Right Fielder 
Willie Davis  Center Fielder 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Ron Fairly  First Baseman 
Bob Bailey  Third Baseman 
Paul Popovich  Second Baseman 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Don Drysdale  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Third Baseman 
Gene Alley  Shortstop 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Manny Mota  Right Fielder 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Chris Cannizzaro  Catcher 
Al McBean  Pitcher 
Larry Shepard  Manager 

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Forbes Field
August 16, 1968

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         Game of 8/16/1968 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Crawford W, lf        3  1  2  1   Wills M, 3b           5  1  2  0   
Gabrielson L, rf      5  1  2  2   Alley G, ss           2  0  0  0   
Davis W, cf           4  1  1  1   Alou M, cf            4  1  2  0   
Haller T, c           3  1  2  1   Stargell W, lf        3  0  1  1   
Fairly R, 1b          3  0  0  1   Clendenon D, 1b       4  1  1  2   
Bailey B, 3b          5  1  1  0   Mota M, rf            3  1  0  0   
Popovich P, 2b        5  0  0  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       4  0  2  0   
Versalles Z, ss       3  1  2  1   Cannizzaro C, c       4  0  1  1   
Shirley B, pr-ss      2  1  0  0   Taylor C, pr          0  0  0  0   
Drysdale D, p         3  1  2  1   McBean A, p           0  0  0  0   
Brewer J, p           1  0  0  0   Walker L, p           1  0  0  0   
Billingham J, p       0  0  0  0   Face R, p             1  0  0  0   
                                   Kolb G, ph            1  0  1  0   
                                   Sisk T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Pagan J, ph           0  0  0  0   
                                   Jimenez M, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  8                        33  4 10  4

Los Angeles      220 030 010 --  8
Pittsburgh       300 000 001 --  4

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (W)*       7.0  7  3  3  2  5
Brewer J+             1.0  3  1  1  1  0
Billingham J (S)      1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McBean A (L)          1.1  6  4  4  1  0
Walker L              3.1  4  3  3  3  6
Face R                2.1  0  0  0  1  2
Sisk T                2.0  2  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Stargell W
DP -- Los Angeles 3
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Crawford W
3B -- Haller T
HR -- Clendenon D
SB -- Alou M, Davis W
SH -- Davis W
SF -- Fairly R, Stargell W
HBP -- by Face R (Drysdale D)
WP -- Walker L
T -- 2:49
A -- 8221

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