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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 18, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 18, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Johnson |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,463 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Nick Colosi |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Gary Kolb | Right Fielder |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Briggs | Center Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
| Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
| Rick Joseph | First Baseman |
| Gary Sutherland | Third Baseman |
| Don Lock | Right Fielder |
| Mike Ryan | Catcher |
| Jerry Johnson | Pitcher |
| Bob Skinner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 18, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Johnson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sutherland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Veale
Briggs hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Veale
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Veale
Pena hits a line drive into right field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Johnson
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Johnson
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Johnson
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joseph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Johnson
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Veale
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joseph vs. Veale
Joseph hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Veale
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lock vs. Veale
Lock takes first base on ball four. Sutherland moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Veale
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Johnson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Johnson
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veale
Johnson 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, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Veale
Briggs hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Veale
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Veale
Rojas is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Veale
Pena 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, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Johnson
Alley hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sutherland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Johnson
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Johnson
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Johnson
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Veale
Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Allen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joseph vs. Veale
Joseph hits a fly ball into right field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutherland vs. Veale
Sutherland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lock vs. Veale
Lock hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Johnson
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Ryan picks up the ball and throws it to Rojas who tags the runner out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Johnson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Johnson
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Veale
Ryan hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veale
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Veale
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Johnson
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sutherland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Veale
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Veale
Pena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Veale
Allen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joseph vs. Veale
Joseph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Johnson
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Clendenon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Johnson
Stargell hits a line drive towards first. Joseph catches it and throws to second to double up Clendenon. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Johnson
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Veale
Sutherland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lock vs. Veale
Lock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Veale
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Veale
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lock scores. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briggs vs. Veale
Briggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Veale
Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Wagner
Gary Wagner now pitching.
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joseph scoops it up and throws to first, with Wagner covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wagner
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Wagner
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Veale.
Jimenez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Kline
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joseph vs. Kline
Joseph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wagner
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joseph scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Wagner
Alley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Wagner
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Wagner
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Alou trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1968 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Briggs J, cf 4 0 1 1
Alley G, ss 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Alou M, cf 4 1 1 0 Pena R, ss 4 0 1 0
Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 3 1 Allen D, lf 4 0 2 0
Stargell W, lf 3 0 1 0 Joseph R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sutherland G, 3b 3 0 2 0
Kolb G, rf 3 0 0 0 Lock D, rf 2 1 0 0
May J, c 3 0 1 0 Ryan M, c 3 1 1 0
Veale B, p 2 0 1 0 Johnson J, p 2 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor T, ph 1 0 0 1
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0 Wagner G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 8 1 31 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 000 -- 1
Philadelphia 000 000 20x -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (L) 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
Kline R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W) 7.0 6 1 1 0 1
Wagner G (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Alley G, Pena R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Allen D, Clendenon D
CS -- Rojas C
WP -- Johnson J
T -- 1:58
A -- 2463
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