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August 27, 1968

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Bottom 5 R H E
Phillies 0 2 0
Reds 6 9 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Phillies 0 2 0
Reds 8 10 0

Fred Whitfield Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .500 .314
At Bats 2 143
Hits 1 38
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 27

Grant Jackson Season Stats

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1 5 1
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Crosley Field - August 27, 1968
Grant Jackson
Clay Dalrymple
Bill White
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Roberto Pena
Dick Allen
Tony Gonzalez
John Briggs
Fred Whitfield
Mack Jones
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Whitfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 5 Grant Jackson now pitching. Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Pena is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woody Woodward now playing shortstop. Rick Joseph pinch hits for Dick Hall. Joseph strikes out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Rose trapped. There's the throw back to Rojas who tags Rose for the double play.
Bottom 4 Dick Hall now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cloninger scores.
Bottom 4 Cloninger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Briggs. Cloninger reaches second base with a double. Whitfield scores. Bench scores. May goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 May is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Bench reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cloninger hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 3 Allen strikes out.
Top 3 Briggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Wise moves to second.
Top 3 Pena strikes out.
Top 3 Taylor strikes out.
Top 3 Wise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bench is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dalrymple hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 1 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Briggs. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Briggs steals second.
Top 1 Briggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pena strikes out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.