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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 5, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 5, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Nye |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 16,040 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Tom Gorman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Manny Mota | Center Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Carl Taylor | Catcher |
Bob Veale | Pitcher |
Larry Shepard | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Rich Nye | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 5, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nye
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nye
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nye
Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Veale
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Veale
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Veale
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Veale
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nye
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Nye
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Nye
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Veale
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Veale
Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Veale
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Nye
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Nye
Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Nye
Veale is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Veale
Freddie Patek now playing shortstop.
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nye vs. Veale
Nye is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Veale
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nye
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Nye
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nye
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Veale
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Veale
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Veale
Santo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nye
Stargell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Nye
Mota bunts towards the mound. Nye fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Nye
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Nye
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Mota scores. Clendenon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Nye
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veale vs. Nye
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo has Mazeroski trapped. There's the throw to Hundley and back to Santo, who tags Mazeroski for the out. Taylor moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Nye
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Veale moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Patek bunts towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. Veale moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Lamabe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamabe covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Veale
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Veale
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Veale
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Lamabe
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Lamabe
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Lamabe
There goes Mota. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Mota steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Clendenon vs. Lamabe
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to home to get Stargell. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Lamabe
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Lamabe
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Veale
Matty Alou now playing center field. Manny Mota now playing left field.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lamabe vs. Veale
Lamabe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Veale
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Lamabe
Veale hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lamabe
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lamabe
Patek hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Veale
Beckert hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Veale
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Veale
Santo hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lamabe
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lamabe
Alou bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Lamabe
Lamabe fires to first and picks off Alou. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Lamabe
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Lamabe
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Lamabe
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Veale
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Veale
Hundley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Veale
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Veale
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lamabe
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Lamabe
Veale bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Lamabe
Wills hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Lamabe
There goes Wills. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Veale
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Veale
Jose Arcia pinch runs for Gene Oliver.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Veale
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Wills M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 1 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 3 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stargell W, lf 1 1 0 0 Banks E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Alou M, cf 1 0 1 0 Hundley R, c 3 0 0 0 Mota M, cf-lf 4 1 3 0 Hickman J, rf 3 0 1 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Phillips A, cf 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 2 Nye R, p 1 0 0 0 Taylor C, c 4 1 2 0 Lamabe J, p 1 0 0 0 Veale B, p 3 0 0 0 Oliver G, ph 0 0 0 0 Arcia J, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 10 4 28 0 2 0 Pittsburgh 000 040 000 -- 4 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Veale B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Nye R (L) 4.1 5 4 4 0 4 Lamabe J 4.2 5 0 0 1 1 DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 2 2B -- Mazeroski B SB -- Mota M CS -- Wills M SH -- Patek F, Veale B HBP -- by Nye R (Stargell W) T -- 2:26 A -- 16040
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