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Dodgers 2 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
June 18, 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 18, 1968 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJune 18, 1968 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 2 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Dock Ellis  
Losing Pitcher—Hank Aguirre  
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Game Winning RBI—Matty Alou 

Game Info

DateJune 18, 1968 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Drysdale  
Home Starting PitcherBob Moose  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance13,721 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ken Burkhart
1B: Harry Wendelstedt
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Frank Secory

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Wes Parker  First Baseman 
Willie Davis  Center Fielder 
Len Gabrielson  Left Fielder 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Ron Fairly  Right Fielder 
Bob Bailey  Third Baseman 
Luis Alcaraz  Second Baseman 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Don Drysdale  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Third Baseman 
Gary Kolb  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Gene Alley  Second Baseman 
Freddie Patek  Shortstop 
Jerry May  Catcher 
Bob Moose  Pitcher 
Larry Shepard  Manager 

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1 Re: Game Info - Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates - June 18, 1968 -
Posted by Gary Koehler – 04/03/2025 at 1:33 AM
I was in attendance at this game as a 10 year old. I will never forget it. This is the game where Drysdale hit Freddie Patek with a pitch late in the game. It was an inside fastball that Freddie couldn't react to quick enough and it hit him on his left wrist. I swear to God I thought it killed him. Freddie went down like somebody shot him. The most sickening part of it was the SOUND. It wasn't a muffled sound at all, but it sounded like the crack of the bat you hear when a hitter makes good contact off a hard fastball. As per usual back in the day, Drysdale showed no concern or remorse for what happened, and just took the ball back and walked back to the mound while Freddie was being looked at by the trainer. Amazingly, Freddie got up and took first base wirh what turned out to be a broken wrist. Drysdale was one of the group of hard-nose pitdhers that used intimidation agqinst hitters (eg. Gibson, Seaver).

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Dodgers 2 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
June 18, 1968

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         Game of 6/18/1968 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Parker W, 1b          5  0  1  0   Wills M, 3b           5  1  1  0   
Davis W, cf           4  0  1  0   Kolb G, rf            3  0  0  0   
Gabrielson L, lf      2  2  1  0   Mota M, ph-rf         1  0  0  0   
Haller T, c           4  0  1  1   Stargell W, lf        3  1  2  1   
Fairly R, rf          3  0  1  1   Alou M, cf            5  0  1  1   
Bailey B, 3b          4  0  0  0   Clendenon D, 1b       4  0  2  0   
Alcaraz L, 2b         4  0  1  0   Alley G, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Versalles Z, ss       3  0  1  0   Patek F, ss           2  1  1  0   
Drysdale D, p         3  0  0  0   Pagan J, ss           0  0  0  0   
Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0   May J, c              3  0  0  0   
Billingham J, p       0  0  0  0   Moose B, p            2  0  1  0   
Boyer K, ph           1  0  0  0   Jimenez M, ph         1  0  0  0   
Aguirre H, p          0  0  0  0   Walker L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Mazeroski B, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Ellis D, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        33  3  8  2

Los Angeles      000 101 000 0 --  2
Pittsburgh       000 010 010 1 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drysdale D            7.0  4  1  0  1  7
Brewer J              1.1  2  1  1  1  0
Billingham J          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Aguirre H (L)         0.1  2  1  1  1  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moose B               7.0  5  2  2  3  6
Walker L              2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Ellis D (W)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Versalles Z
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Haller T
HR -- Stargell W
SB -- Davis W
CS -- Clendenon D, Fairly R, Davis W
SH -- Alley G, Versalles Z, Mota M
HBP -- by Drysdale D (May J), by Drysdale D (Patek F)
PB -- May J
T -- 2:50
A -- 13721

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