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Reds 9 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
September 23, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 23, 1968 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 23, 1968 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning Pitcher—Bill Kelso  
Losing Pitcher—Ron Kline  
Save—Clay Carroll  
Game Winning RBI—Vada Pinson 

Game Info

DateSeptember 23, 1968 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherGeorge Culver  
Home Starting PitcherAl McBean  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 9 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Secory
1B: Ken Burkhart
2B: Harry Wendelstedt
3B: Nick Colosi

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Right Fielder 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Alex Johnson  Left Fielder 
Tony Perez  Third Baseman 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Pat Corrales  Catcher 
Chico Ruiz  Second Baseman 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
George Culver  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

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

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Reds 9 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
September 23, 1968

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         Game of 9/23/1968, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, rf            4  2  1  0   Wills M, 3b           5  0  0  0   
Pinson V, cf          5  0  1  1   Alley G, ss           4  1  2  0   
Johnson A, lf         5  0  1  1   Alou M, cf            5  2  3  0   
Perez T, 3b           5  1  3  2   Clemente R, rf        4  1  3  2   
May L, 1b             3  1  2  0   Stargell W, lf        3  0  0  0   
Corrales P, c         2  0  1  0   Pagan J, ph-lf        1  1  0  0   
Bench J, ph-c         1  1  0  0   Clendenon D, 1b       5  0  2  4   
Ruiz C, 2b            2  1  1  1   Mazeroski B, 2b       3  0  1  0   
Jones M, ph           0  0  0  0   Cannizzaro C, c       2  0  0  0   
Beauchamp J, ph       0  1  0  0   Patek F, pr           0  0  0  0   
Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0   Sisk T, p             0  0  0  0   
Cardenas L, ss        4  1  2  1   Walker L, p           0  0  0  0   
Culver G, p           2  0  0  1   Kline R, p            0  0  0  0   
McGinn D, p           0  0  0  0   McBean A, p           2  0  1  0   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   Jimenez M, ph         0  0  0  0   
Kelso B, p            0  0  0  0   Hebner R, ph          0  0  0  0   
Whitfield F, ph       1  0  1  2   May J, c              2  1  1  0   
Woodward W, pr-2b     0  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  9 13  9                        36  6 13  6

Cincinnati       010 001 106 --  9
Pittsburgh       000 100 500 --  6

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Culver G              6.1 11  5  5  2  2
McGinn D*             0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Abernathy T+          0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Kelso B (W)           1.2  0  0  0  1  2
Carroll C (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McBean A              6.0  7  2  2  1  0
Sisk T#               2.0  2  3  3  0  0
Walker L**            0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Kline R (L)           1.0  4  3  3  2  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  ** Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Johnson A
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Clendenon D 2, Rose P, May J, May L, Whitfield F, Clemente R
3B -- Ruiz C
CS -- Pinson V, Patek F
SH -- Corrales P, Sisk T
SF -- Ruiz C
HBP -- by McBean A (May L), by Culver G (Clemente R), by Culver G (Alley G), by Sisk T (Bench J)
WP -- Walker L
T -- 3:09
A -- 0

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