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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 20, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on June 20, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 20, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 20, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wes Parker | First Baseman |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Len Gabrielson | Left Fielder |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
Paul Popovich | Shortstop |
Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
Gary Kolb | Right Fielder |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Steve Blass | Pitcher |
Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 20, 1968
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blass
Parker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Blass
Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gabrielson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sutton
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Sutton
Kolb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kolb moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Sutton
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kolb scores. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Sutton
Clendenon hits a line drive towards short. Popovich catches it and throws to second to double up Stargell. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blass
Haller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Blass
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sutton
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Sutton
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Blass
Popovich 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Blass
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Blass
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Sutton
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Sutton
Kolb hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Sutton
There goes Wills. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Wills steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Sutton
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Sutton
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blass
Parker 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Blass
Gabrielson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Sutton
Clendenon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sutton
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alley vs. Sutton
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Sutton
May takes first base on ball four. Clendenon scores. Mazeroski moves to third. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blass vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski scores. Alley moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Grant
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Popovich. Alley scores. Blass moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolb vs. Grant
Kolb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blass scores. There goes Wills trying to get to second. Gabrielson throws the ball in to Bailey who relays the ball to Popovich who tags Wills for the out. Kolb moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Grant
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blass
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Blass
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Grant
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre misplays the ball. That's an error on Lefebvre. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Grant
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazeroski vs. Grant
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Clendenon scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Grant
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Grant
May strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Blass
Popovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Blass
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Blass
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields the ball and throws to second. Alley drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Alley. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Blass
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Grant
Blass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Grant
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Grant
Kolb 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 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Blass
Gabrielson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blass
Haller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Haller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Blass
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haller scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Lefebvre reaches second base with a double. Fairly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Popovich vs. Blass
Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Grant
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gabrielson. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Grant
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Stargell trying to get to home. Fairly throws the ball in to Haller who tags Stargell who's trying to score from second, for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Grant
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Grant
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Blass
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Blass
Jim Fairey pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Fairey hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blass
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Aguirre
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Aguirre
Blass bunts in front of the plate. Haller fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Aguirre
Wills 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 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blass
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Blass
Gabrielson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blass
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Blass
Fairly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Blass
Lefebvre 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/20/1968, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Parker W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wills M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0 Kolb G, rf 3 1 1 1 Gabrielson L, lf 4 1 1 1 Stargell W, lf 4 0 2 0 Haller T, c 4 1 1 0 Alou M, cf 4 1 2 1 Fairly R, rf 4 1 2 1 Clendenon D, 1b 3 2 1 0 Lefebvre J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 2 Popovich P, ss 2 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 4 1 1 0 Bailey B, 3b 3 0 0 0 May J, c 2 0 1 1 Sutton D, p 1 0 0 0 Blass S, p 3 1 2 1 Grant M, p 1 0 0 0 Fairey J, ph 1 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 5 3 32 7 13 7 Los Angeles 000 000 201 -- 3 Pittsburgh 100 420 00x -- 7 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (L)* 3.0 6 4 4 3 0 Grant M 4.0 7 3 1 0 1 Aguirre H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blass S (W) 9.0 5 3 3 1 4 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th E -- Popovich P, Lefebvre J, Alley G DP -- Los Angeles 3 LOB -- Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Haller T, Lefebvre J, Stargell W HR -- Gabrielson L SB -- Wills M SH -- Blass S T -- 2:27 A -- 0
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