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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 30, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 30, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Paul Pryor |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Mike Page | Right Fielder |
| Mike Lum | Left Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
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 |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 30, 1968
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blass
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Blass
Francona strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Johnson
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Johnson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Blass
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Johnson
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Johnson
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Johnson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Blass
Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Blass
Millan hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Johnson
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Johnson
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Blass
Jackson bunts towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Blass
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Blass
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Blass
Alou takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Page vs. Blass
Page hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Johnson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Page. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Johnson
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Page who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Alou scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clendenon vs. Johnson
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mota vs. Johnson
Mota hits a line drive into center field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Clemente scores. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Johnson
Mazeroski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Johnson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mota scores. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Johnson
Blass hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Blass reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski scores. May goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Johnson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Francona. Blass scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Johnson
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Blass
Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Blass
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley throws to second for one, and Mazeroski throws to first, and Clendenon drops the ball. Lum moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Blass
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Blass
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Francona reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Blass
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Johnson
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Johnson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Johnson
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Johnson
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clemente moves to third. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazeroski vs. Johnson
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Johnson
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Clendenon scores. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blass vs. Stone
George Stone now pitching.
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blass for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Blass
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Blass
Lum 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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stone
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Stone
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Stone
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Alou reaches second base with a double. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Stone
Clemente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clendenon vs. Stone
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mota vs. Stone
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Blass
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Blass
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Blass
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Stone
Bob Tillman now catching.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Stone
May hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Stone
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Blass
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tillman vs. Blass
Tillman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Alou reaches second base with a double. Francona scores. Tillman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Blass
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Sisk
Tommie Sisk now pitching.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lum for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Sisk
Millan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stone
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Stone
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Stone
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Sisk
Wayne Causey pinch hits for George Stone.
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sisk
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Sisk
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Sisk
Francona takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Sisk
Hank Aaron pinch hits for Bob Tillman.
Aaron strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Aaron out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1968, game 1 -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Johnson B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Wills M, 3b 5 0 1 0
Jackson S, ss 4 1 1 1 Alley G, ss 4 0 1 0
Francona T, 1b 2 1 1 2 Alou M, cf 5 1 2 0
Torre J, c 3 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 3 2 2 1
Tillman B, c 1 1 1 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Aaron H, ph 1 0 0 0 Mota M, lf 4 1 2 1
Alou F, cf 3 0 1 2 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Page M, rf 4 0 1 0 May J, c 4 1 2 3
Lum M, lf 4 1 1 0 Blass S, p 4 1 1 2
Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sisk T, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 2 0 1 0
Stone G, p 1 0 0 0
Causey W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 36 8 12 7
Atlanta 000 030 020 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 620 00x -- 8
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 4.2 11 8 7 1 1
Stone G 3.1 1 0 0 2 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 7.1 9 5 2 3 3
Sisk T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
E -- Alou F, Francona T, Clendenon D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Atlanta 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Alou M 2, Blass S, Francona T, Alou F
3B -- Clemente R
SH -- Jackson S
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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