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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 31, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 31, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Ritchie |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,780 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Mack Jones | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jay Ritchie | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 31, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ritchie
Wills hits a line drive towards third. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Ritchie
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ritchie
Alou bunts towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Ellis
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Jones reaches second base with a double. Rose scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Ellis
May hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez 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 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Ritchie
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Ritchie
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Ritchie
Mota 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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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Helms for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Ellis
Corrales strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Ellis
Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ritchie vs. Ellis
Ritchie 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Ritchie
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ritchie
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Ritchie
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritchie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ellis
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ritchie
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Ritchie
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ritchie
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Ritchie
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Ritchie
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Ritchie
Mota hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Mota reaches second base with a double. There goes Clendenon trying to get to home. Rose throws the ball in to Corrales, who tags Clendenon, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ellis
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a line drive towards short. Alley catches it and throws to second to double up May. The throw to first to get Perez, and that's a triple play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Ritchie
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ritchie
May is hit by the pitch. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Ritchie
Ellis bunts in front of the plate. Corrales fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Ritchie
Wills hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alley vs. Ritchie
Alley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Ellis
Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Ellis
Woodward 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, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritchie vs. Ellis
Ritchiehits a dribbler in front of the plate. May interferes with Ritchie who is awarded first base. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose 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 6
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ritchie
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Ritchie
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Ritchie
Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Ritchie
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Ritchie
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Lee
Bob Lee now pitching.
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. May reaches second base with a double. Mota scores. Mazeroski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Lee
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ellis
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ellis
May hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lee
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Lee
Alley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Lee
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Ellis
Johnny Bench pinch hits for Pat Corrales.
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruiz vs. Ellis
Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pavletich vs. Ellis
Don Pavletich pinch hits for Bob Lee.
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Ellis
George Culver pinch runs for Don Pavletich.
There's a wild pitch. Culver moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose 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 8
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching. Chico Ruiz now playing shortstop. Johnny Bench now catching.
Clendenon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Abernathy
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ruiz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruiz. Clendenon moves to third. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazeroski vs. Abernathy
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clendenon tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Abernathy
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Abernathy
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Abernathy
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Face
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Face
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Face
Perez 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 9
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Abernathy
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Abernathy
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Alou reaches second base with a double. Alley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Abernathy
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Abernathy
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose who is chasing the ball. Clendenon reaches third base with a triple. Alou scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mota vs. Abernathy
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clendenon scores. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Abernathy
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Abernathy
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Face
Jose Pagan now playing third base. Bill Virdon now playing right field.
Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Face
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Face
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Face
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Whitfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1968, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 5 0 0 0 Rose P, rf 4 1 1 0
Pagan J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 2 0
Alley G, ss 5 1 2 0 Jones M, lf 4 0 2 1
Alou M, cf 5 2 2 1 May L, 1b 3 0 1 0
Clemente R, rf 5 1 1 2 Perez T, 3b 3 0 1 0
Virdon B, rf 0 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Clendenon D, 1b 4 3 3 2 Corrales P, c 2 0 0 0
Mota M, lf 5 2 4 1 Bench J, ph-c 1 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Woodward W, ss 2 0 1 0
May J, c 4 0 1 2 Ruiz C, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
Ellis D, p 3 0 1 1 Ritchie J, p 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Pavletich D, ph 1 0 0 0
Culver G, pr 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 16 10 32 1 9 1
Pittsburgh 000 203 023 -- 10
Cincinnati 100 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W) 7.0 6 1 1 3 2
Face R (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Ritchie J (L) 5.2 8 5 5 0 3
Lee B 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Abernathy T 2.0 6 5 4 1 2
E -- May J, Ruiz C
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
TP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Jones M, Mota M, May J, Alou M, Bench J
3B -- Clendenon D
HR -- Clemente R, Clendenon D
SH -- Ellis D
SF -- Mazeroski B
HBP -- by Ritchie J (May J)
WP -- Ellis D
T -- 2:45
A -- 14780
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