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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 24, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 24, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,044 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Chico Ruiz | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 24, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Blass
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nolan
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Nolan
Bench fires to first and picks off Wills. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Nolan
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blass
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Blass
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Blass covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Nolan
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Blass
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Blass
Nolan bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Alley covering, for the out. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Blass
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Blass
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nolan
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Nolan
Blass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nolan
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blass
May hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Nolan
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Nolan
There goes Alou. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Blass
Ruiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Blass
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Blass
Nolan bunts towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruiz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Blass
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Nolan
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nolan
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Blass
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Nolan
Blass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Nolan
Wills bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Blass moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Nolan
Patek bunts towards the mound. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Blass trying to get to home. Johnson throws the ball in to Bench who tags Blass, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blass
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruiz vs. Blass
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Blass
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Nolan
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Nolan
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Nolan
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blass
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Gary Nolan.
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blass
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Blass
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blass
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kelso
Bill Kelso now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Kelso covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Kelso
Patek bunts towards the mound. Kelso fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Kelso
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Alou reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Kelso
Clemente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. McGinn
Dan McGinn now pitching.
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. McGinn
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blass
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blass
Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blass
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Blass
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Chico Ruiz.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1968 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 3 0 0 0 Wills M, 3b 3 1 2 0
Jones M, cf 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Alou M, cf 4 0 2 1
Perez T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 1 0
Bench J, c 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, lf 4 1 1 1
May L, 1b 4 0 2 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ruiz C, 2b 2 0 1 0 Alley G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0 May J, c 3 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0 Blass S, p 2 0 0 0
Nolan G, p 0 0 0 0
Pinson V, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelso B, p 0 0 0 0
McGinn D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 6 0 29 2 7 2
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 11x -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (L) 7.0 5 1 1 1 5
Kelso B 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
McGinn D 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 6
E -- Cardenas L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Alou M
HR -- Stargell W
SB -- Alou M
SH -- Nolan G 2, Wills M, Patek F
T -- 2:24
A -- 4044
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