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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 7, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 7, 1968 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al McBean |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 13,848 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: John Kibler 3B: Shag Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Manny Mota | Right Fielder |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Al McBean | Pitcher |
Larry Shepard | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
Jim Fairey | Right Fielder |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
Bart Shirley | Shortstop |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 7, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sutton
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Sutton
There goes Wills. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Sutton
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a line drive towards left. Crawford catches it and throws to second to double up Alou, who tagged up and tried to advance to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. McBean
Crawford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Crawford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairey vs. McBean
Fairey bunts in front of the plate. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. McBean
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. Crawford scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. McBean
There goes Davis. The throw from May and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. McBean
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. McBean
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. McBean
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Sutton
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Sutton
Mota hits a fly ball towards right. Fairey settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Fairey. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sutton
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sutton
May hits a line drive into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. McBean
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. McBean
Shirley 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 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. McBean
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Sutton
McBean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Sutton
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Popovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. McBean
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairey vs. McBean
McBean fires to first and picks off Crawford. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. McBean
Fairey hits a fly ball towards left. Stargell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Stargell. Fairey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. McBean
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fairey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. McBean
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fairly vs. McBean
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairey scores. Haller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. McBean
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sutton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a line drive into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Sutton
Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Sutton
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. McBean
Popovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shirley vs. McBean
Shirley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. McBean
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Popovich moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. McBean
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Popovich scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairey vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Fairey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Sutton
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sutton
May strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jimenez vs. Sutton
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Jimenez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Sutton
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sisk
Tommie Sisk now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Sisk
There goes Davis. The throw from May and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Sisk
Haller bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Sisk
Fairly is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Sisk
Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Bailey reaches third base with a triple. Davis scores. Fairly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Popovich vs. Sisk
Popovich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shirley vs. Sisk
Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sutton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Sutton
Clendenon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Sisk
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sutton for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Sisk
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Sisk
Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Sutton
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Sutton
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sutton
May hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sisk
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Sisk
Haller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Sisk
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sisk fields it and throws to first for the out. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Sisk
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Sutton
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Tommie Sisk.
Kolb hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sutton
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Walker
Luke Walker now pitching. Gary Kolb now catching.
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Walker
Shirley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Walker
Sutton strikes out. There goes Shirley. The throw from Kolb to Alley, and Shirley is out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sutton
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Sutton
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shirley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alou scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Sutton
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sutton
Mazeroski 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 8/7/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Wills M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Crawford W, lf 3 1 2 1 Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0 Fairey J, rf 4 1 1 0 Alou M, cf 3 1 2 0 Davis W, cf 4 2 1 1 Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 0 Haller T, c 2 0 1 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Fairly R, 1b 3 1 2 2 Mota M, rf 4 0 1 0 Bailey B, 3b 4 0 1 2 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Popovich P, 2b 2 1 0 0 May J, c 3 0 0 0 Shirley B, ss 4 0 1 0 Walker L, p 0 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 4 0 0 0 McBean A, p 1 0 1 0 Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Jimenez M, ph 1 0 1 0 Sisk T, p 0 0 0 0 Kolb G, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 8 1 30 6 9 6 Pittsburgh 000 100 001 -- 2 Los Angeles 201 120 00x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO McBean A (L) 3.2 5 4 3 3 1 Henry B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Sisk T 3.0 3 2 2 2 1 Walker L 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 2 E -- Fairey J, Stargell W DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 4 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Los Angeles 6 2B -- Crawford W 3B -- Bailey B HR -- Clendenon D SB -- Wills M, Davis W 2 CS -- Shirley B SH -- Haller T T -- 2:25 A -- 13848
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