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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 6, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Singer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gerry Arrigo |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Ed Sudol |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wes Parker | Left Fielder |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Ted Savage | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | First Baseman |
Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
Bill Sudakis | Third Baseman |
Bart Shirley | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
Bill Singer | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Mack Jones | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Gerry Arrigo | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 6, 1968
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Arrigo
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Arrigo
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Arrigo
Savage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Arrigo
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Singer
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Singer
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Singer
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Singer
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Arrigo
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Arrigo
Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Arrigo
Shirley hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Singer
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Singer
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Singer
There goes Bench. The throw from Torborg and he is safe. Bench steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Singer
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Singer
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Arrigo vs. Singer
Arrigo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Arrigo
Torborg hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singer vs. Arrigo
Singer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Arrigo
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Arrigo
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Singer
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Singer
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Singer covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Singer
Jones hits a popup towards short. Shirley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Arrigo
Savage strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Arrigo
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Arrigo
Lefebvre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Singer
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Singer
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Singer
There goes Bench. The throw from Torborg and he is out, Lefebvre applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Singer
May hits a fly ball towards right. Savage settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Savage. May moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Singer
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Singer
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Arrigo
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shirley vs. Arrigo
Shirley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sudakis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torborg vs. Arrigo
Torborg bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Sudakis moves to third. Shirley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Singer vs. Arrigo
Singer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrigo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Arrigo
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arrigo vs. Singer
Arrigo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Singer
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arrigo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Singer
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Arrigo moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Singer
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arrigo tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Singer
Singer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Singer. Rose scores. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Singer
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Grant
May hits a popup towards third. Sudakis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Arrigo
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Savage vs. Arrigo
Savage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Arrigo
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. Savage moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lefebvre vs. Arrigo
Lefebvre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Arrigo
Sudakis hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Arrigo
Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrigo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Arrigo
Torborg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Grant
Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Grant
Cardenas bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arrigo vs. Grant
Arrigo bunts in front of the plate. Torborg juggles the ball. That's an error on Torborg. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Grant
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Grant
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Abernathy
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Abernathy
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Abernathy
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Ted Savage.
Fairly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Abernathy
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lefebvre vs. Abernathy
Willie Crawford pinch runs for Ken Boyer.
Benchdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Fairly. The throw to Abernathy covering the plate. The slide. Fairly is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Grant
Ron Fairly now playing right field. Willie Crawford now playing left field. Wes Parker now playing first base.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Grant
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley misplays the ball. That's an error on Shirley. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Grant
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Grant
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Grant
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Abernathy
Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sudakis vs. Abernathy
Sudakis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gabrielson vs. Abernathy
Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Bart Shirley.
Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Gabrielson reaches second base with a double. Pinson throws the ball in to Perez who tags Gabrielson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lefebvre goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Abernathy
Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grant
Paul Popovich now playing shortstop. Alex Johnson pinch hits for Leo Cardenas.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Grant
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Grant
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Grant
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Carroll
Woody Woodward now playing shortstop. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grant for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Carroll
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Carroll
Davis hits a fly ball towards center. Pinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pinson. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Carroll
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Grant
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Grant
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Grant
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1968, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Parker W, lf-1b 5 0 1 0 Rose P, rf 5 1 2 0 Davis W, cf 4 2 1 0 Pinson V, cf 5 1 1 0 Savage T, rf 2 1 1 0 Jones M, lf 4 0 1 1 Fairly R, ph-rf 2 0 1 1 Perez T, 3b 5 0 1 1 Boyer K, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bench J, c 5 0 3 0 Crawford W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 May L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lefebvre J, 2b 4 2 2 3 Helms T, 2b 4 0 2 1 Sudakis B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0 Shirley B, ss 3 0 1 0 Johnson A, ph 1 0 0 0 Gabrielson L, ph 1 0 1 1 Woodward W, ss 0 0 0 0 Popovich P, ss 0 0 0 0 Arrigo G, p 3 1 1 0 Torborg J, c 3 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Singer B, p 2 0 0 0 Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0 Grant M, p 2 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 9 6 40 4 12 3 Los Angeles 000 004 110 -- 6 Cincinnati 000 130 000 -- 4 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Singer B 4.1 9 4 2 0 4 Grant M (W) 4.2 3 0 0 0 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Arrigo G 6.0 5 4 4 3 2 Abernathy T (L) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 Carroll C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Savage T, Singer B, Torborg J, Cardenas L, Shirley B, Pinson V LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Cincinnati 10 2B -- Fairly R, Gabrielson L 3B -- Davis W HR -- Lefebvre J SB -- Bench J CS -- Bench J SH -- Torborg J SF -- Jones M T -- 2:44 A -- 0
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