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May 2, 1968

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Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .377
OBP .500 .448
At Bats 4 77
Hits 2 29
• Singles 2 24
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 7

Ron Kline Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Forbes Field - May 2, 1968
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Walk
Ron Kline
Gary Kolb
Donn Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Maury Wills
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kessinger takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ron Kline now pitching. Gary Kolb now catching. Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gary Kolb pinch runs for Jerry May. Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Jim Bunning. Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jimenez for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Top 8 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Johnson. The throw from May and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Bottom 4 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to third.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bunning for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Santo strikes out.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Beckert 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.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 There goes Clendenon. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clendenon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Hundley moves to second.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Santo strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.