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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 15, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 15, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Bolin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 6,859 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bob Engel |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
Bobby Bolin | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Manny Mota | Right Fielder |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
Steve Blass | Pitcher |
Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 15, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Blass
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Blass
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blass
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Bolin
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Bolin
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Bolin
There goes Alley. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Alley steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Bolin
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Alley trying to get to home. Mays throws the ball in to Dietz who tags Alley who's trying to score from second, for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Bolin
Stargell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Bolin
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mota vs. Bolin
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart juggles the ball. That's an error on Hart. Stargell scores. Clendenon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Bolin
Mazeroski is hit by the pitch. Clendenon moves to third. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cannizzaro vs. Bolin
Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blass
McCovey 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Blass
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hart for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Blass
Dietz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Bolin
Blass hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Bolin
Wills bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Bolin
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Blass
Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolin vs. Blass
Bolin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Blass
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Blass
Hunt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bolin
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Bolin
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Bolin
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Bolin
There goes Alou. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Bolin
Mota hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blass
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blass
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Blass
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Bolin
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Bolin
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Bolin
Blass strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Blass
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Blass
Alou 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Blass
Lanier 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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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Bolin
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Bolin
There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Bolin
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. McCormick
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroder vs. Blass
Bob Schroder pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Schroder hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Blass
Bonds 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Blass
Hunt hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Linzy
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Linzy covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Linzy
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blass
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blass
McCovey 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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Blass
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Linzy
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Linzy
Blass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Linzy
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Linzy covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Blass
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blass
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Blass
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Linzy
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Linzy
Alou hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Linzy
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clendenon vs. Linzy
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Blass
Ty Cline pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Blass
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blass
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Ron Hunt.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Blass
Mays 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1968 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf 4 0 0 0 Wills M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0 Marshall D, ph 1 0 1 0 Alou M, cf 4 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, lf 3 1 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hart J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mota M, rf 3 0 0 0 Dietz D, c 3 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Alou J, lf 3 0 1 0 Cannizzaro C, c 3 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 3 0 1 0 Blass S, p 3 0 0 0 Bolin B, p 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0 Schroder B, ph 1 0 0 0 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Cline T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 4 0 29 2 4 1 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh 200 000 00x -- 2 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Bolin B (L) 4.1 4 2 1 2 3 McCormick M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Linzy F 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blass S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 6 E -- Hart J, McCovey W, Lanier H DP -- San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 6 SB -- Alley G, Alou M HBP -- by Bolin B (Mazeroski B) WP -- Bolin B T -- 2:08 A -- 6859
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