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Pirates 8 @ Reds 3
Crosley Field
August 20, 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 20, 1968 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 20, 1968 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 3 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Dock Ellis  
Losing Pitcher—Jay Ritchie  
Save—Ron Kline  
Game Winning RBI—Matty Alou 

Game Info

DateAugust 20, 1968 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherDock Ellis  
Home Starting PitcherJay Ritchie  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance8,103 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Secory
1B: Ken Burkhart
2B: Harry Wendelstedt
3B: Bill Jackowski

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Freddie Patek  Right Fielder 
Maury Wills  Third Baseman 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Manny Mota  Left Fielder 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Gene Alley  Shortstop 
Jerry May  Catcher 
Dock Ellis  Pitcher 
Larry Shepard  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Right Fielder 
Alex Johnson  Left Fielder 
Mack Jones  Center Fielder 
Tony Perez  Third Baseman 
Fred Whitfield  First Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Pat Corrales  Catcher 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Jay Ritchie  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Reds 3
Crosley Field
August 20, 1968

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         Game of 8/20/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, rf           5  1  2  0   Rose P, rf            4  0  1  0   
Wills M, 3b           5  2  2  0   Johnson A, lf         5  1  1  0   
Alou M, cf            5  2  3  2   Jones M, cf           3  1  1  0   
Clendenon D, 1b       5  0  0  0   Perez T, 3b           4  1  1  2   
Mota M, lf            5  2  2  2   Whitfield F, 1b       4  0  2  1   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  0  2  3   Helms T, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Alley G, ss           5  0  2  0   Corrales P, c         4  0  2  0   
May J, c              3  0  0  0   Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0   
Ellis D, p            4  1  1  0   Cardenas L, ss        3  0  0  0   
Kline R, p            0  0  0  0   Ritchie J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Lee B, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Pavletich D, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   McCool B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Abernathy T, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Bench J, c            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 14  7                        34  3  8  3

Pittsburgh       310 100 003 --  8
Cincinnati       000 001 020 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W)*          7.0  6  3  3  4  5
Kline R (S)           2.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ritchie J (L)         0.2  5  3  3  0  1
Lee B                 2.1  2  1  1  0  2
McCool B              0.1  2  1  0  0  0
Abernathy T           5.0  2  1  1  2  3
Carroll C             0.2  3  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Whitfield F 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Alou M, Ellis D, Corrales P, Johnson A, Whitfield F
3B -- Mota M, Mazeroski B, Rose P
HR -- Perez T
SB -- Patek F, Wills M, Alley G
WP -- Ellis D
T -- 2:54
A -- 8103

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