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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1968 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| 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 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Moose |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,732 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: John Kibler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bob Moose | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Fairey | Right Fielder |
| Len Gabrielson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
| Bart Shirley | Second Baseman |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 6, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Drysdale
Wills hits a line drive towards third. Bailey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a line drive into right field. Fairey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fairey. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Drysdale
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Drysdale
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Moose
Fairey 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Moose
Gabrielson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moose
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Moose
There goes Davis. The throw from May and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Moose
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Moose
Fairly hits a line drive towards short. Alley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Drysdale
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Drysdale
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moose vs. Drysdale
Moose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Moose
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Moose
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. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Moose
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Drysdale
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Drysdale
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Drysdale
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Moose
Drysdale 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Moose
Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairey for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Moose
Gabrielson hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Drysdale
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alley for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Drysdale
The ball gets by Haller for a passed ball. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Drysdale
May hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moose vs. Drysdale
Moose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shirley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moose
Davis hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Moose
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Moose
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Moose
Bailey hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Drysdale
Wills hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Drysdale
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Drysdale
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Stargell trying to get to home. Fairey throws the ball in to Haller who tags Stargell who's trying to score from second, for the out. Clemente moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Moose
Shirley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Shirley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Moose
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shirley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Drysdale vs. Moose
There's a wild pitch. Shirley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Moose
Drysdale 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Moose
Fairey hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Drysdale
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Drysdale
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Moose
Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields the ball and throws to Moose covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Moose
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gabrielson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. Moose
Haller bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gabrielson moves to third. Davis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Moose
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Davis moves to third. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Moose
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moose vs. Drysdale
Moose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Drysdale
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drysdale
Drysdale fires to first and has Wills trapped. There's the throw to Versalles who tags Wills for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shirley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Moose
Shirley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Moose
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drysdale vs. Moose
Drysdale bunts towards the mound. Moose fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairey vs. Moose
Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley misplays the ball. That's an error on Alley. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gabrielson vs. Moose
Gabrielson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Drysdale
Paul Popovich now playing second base. Bart Shirley now playing shortstop.
Stargell 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Drysdale
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moose
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Moose
Haller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Moose
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Moose
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Drysdale
Alley 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Drysdale
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jimenez vs. Drysdale
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Moose.
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale juggles the ball. That's an error on Drysdale. Mazeroski moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Drysdale
Gary Kolb pinch runs for Manny Jimenez.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale juggles the ball. That's an error on Drysdale. Mazeroski scores. May moves to third. Kolb moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Drysdale
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly fields it and throws to home to get May. Kolb moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stargell vs. Drysdale
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kolb scores. Wills scores. There goes Alou trying to get to home. Davis throws the ball in to Shirley who relays the ball to Haller, who tags Alou, who came all the way from first, for the out. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Shirley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Kline
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Kline
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Don Drysdale.
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairey vs. Kline
Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 5 1 0 0 Fairey J, rf 5 0 0 0
Alou M, cf 5 1 1 0 Gabrielson L, lf 4 0 1 0
Stargell W, lf 5 0 3 2 Davis W, cf 4 0 2 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 3 1 Haller T, c 2 0 0 0
Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fairly R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0 Bailey B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Shirley B, 2b-ss 4 1 2 0
May J, c 3 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 3 0 1 0
Moose B, p 3 0 1 0 Popovich P, 2b 1 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0 Drysdale D, p 2 0 0 0
Kolb G, pr 0 1 0 0 Crawford W, ph 1 0 1 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 11 3 33 1 8 0
Pittsburgh 100 000 003 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 010 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Moose B (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 5
Kline R (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (L) 9.0 11 4 0 2 5
E -- Fairey J, Alley G, Drysdale D 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Shirley B
SB -- Davis W
CS -- Wills M
SH -- Haller T, Drysdale D
WP -- Moose B
PB -- Haller T
T -- 2:36
A -- 15732
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