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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 21, 1968 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 25,109 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tony Venzon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Gary Kolb | Right Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Third Baseman |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Tommie Aaron | First Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 21, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pappas
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Pappas
Kolb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Pappas
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Pappas
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Pappas
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blass
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Blass
Torre 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
Top 2
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pappas
May hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Pappas
Pagan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Pappas
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pappas
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Blass
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Blass
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Blass
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Francona trying to get to home. Alou throws the ball in to May who tags Francona who's trying to score from second, for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Blass
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Blass
Mike Page pinch hits for Milt Pappas.
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Kelley
Dick Kelley now pitching.
Kolb hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kelley
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Kelley
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Kelley
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Kelley
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Blass
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Blass
Torre 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
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kelley
May hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Kelley
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Kelley
Blass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Kelley
There's a wild pitch. Blass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Kelley
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Blass
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blass
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Blass
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Kelley
Kolb hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kelley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Kelley
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Kelley
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blass
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Blass
Kelley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Kelley
Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kelley
May hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Kelley
Pagan hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blass
Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Kelley
Deron Johnson now playing third base.
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kelley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kelley
Wills hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Kelley
Kolb hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Blass
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blass
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Blass
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kelley
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Kelley
There goes Alou. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Kelley
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Kelley
Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Kelley
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Upshaw
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Upshaw
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Upshaw
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blass
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Blass
Mike Lum pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw.
Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stone
George Stone now pitching.
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Stone
Manny Mota pinch hits for Gary Kolb.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stone
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Blass
Manny Mota now playing right field. Bill Virdon now playing left field.
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Blass
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 1 0 0 Alou F, cf 3 0 0 0
Kolb G, rf 4 1 1 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Mota M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Johnson D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Alou M, cf 5 1 2 0 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell W, lf 3 1 1 3 Torre J, c 4 0 0 0
Virdon B, lf 0 0 0 0 Francona T, lf 4 0 1 0
Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 2 2 Aaron T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 3 0 1 0
May J, c 4 0 0 0 Martinez M, ss 3 0 1 0
Pagan J, 3b 4 1 2 1 Pappas M, p 0 0 0 0
Blass S, p 3 0 0 0 Page M, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelley D, p 1 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 1 0
Stone G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 9 6 31 0 7 0
Pittsburgh 310 000 020 -- 6
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 5
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (L) 2.0 3 4 4 1 1
Kelley D 5.1 5 2 2 2 3
Upshaw C 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Stone G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 5
HR -- Stargell W, Pagan J, Clendenon D
SB -- Alou M
WP -- Kelley D, Upshaw C
T -- 2:35
A -- 25109
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