Pirates @ Dodgers
August 5, 1968

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Bottom 10 R H E
Pirates 0 6 0
Dodgers 0 7 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Pirates 0 6 0
Dodgers 1 8 1

Zoilo Versalles Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .186
OBP 1.000 .236
At Bats 3 345
Hits 3 64
• Singles 2 44
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 20

Steve Blass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 0
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Dodger Stadium - August 5, 1968
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Single
Steve Blass
Jerry May
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Maury Wills
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Zoilo Versalles
Bob Bailey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 6 0 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Brewer
Losing Pitcher Steve Blass
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Zoilo Versalles
Attendance 17,851
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailey scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 10 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 10 Fairly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Wills strikes out.
Top 10 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shirley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 May hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Haller scoops up the ball and tags May for the out.
Bottom 9 Haller strikes out.
Bottom 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Gabrielson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Fairey hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Haller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Jim Brewer now pitching. Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Popovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Versalles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Versalles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Shirley hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shirley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Haller hits a line drive towards third. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Blass hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Shirley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gabrielson. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gabrielson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fairey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Billingham trying to get to third. Stargell throws the ball in to Wills, who tags Billingham for the out. Fairey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Billingham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Versalles. The throw from May and he is out, Alley applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Clemente trying to get to third. Davis throws the ball in to Bailey, who tags Clemente for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Versalles fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shirley misplays the ball. That's an error on Shirley.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Shirley hits a line drive towards first. Clendenon catches it and steps on first to double up Bailey.
Bottom 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Wills. The throw from Haller and he is out, Shirley applying the tag.
Top 5 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Blass strikes out.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alley takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fairey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Fairey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shirley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shirley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fairly hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 2 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clendenon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Haller strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Davis. The throw from May and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Bottom 1 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Fairey bunts towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Gabrielson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.