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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 25, 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 July 25, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,797 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Stan Landes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Don Pavletich | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Culver | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Manny Mota | Right Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 25, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veale
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Veale
May hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Culver
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Culver
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Wills trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Mota trying to get to third. May throws the ball in to Perez, who tags Mota for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Culver
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Culver
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it 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: ---
Perez vs. Veale
Perez 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 -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Veale
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Veale
Helms 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
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Culver
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Culver
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Culver
The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Culver
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veale vs. Culver
Veale strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Veale
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Veale
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Veale
Culver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Veale
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Culver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Culver
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Culver
There goes Wills. The throw from Bench and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Culver
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it 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: ---
May vs. Veale
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Veale
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Veale
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Veale
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pavletich vs. Veale
Pavletich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Veale
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. Helms scores. Pavletich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Culver vs. Veale
Culver 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
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Culver
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Culver
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Culver
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Culver
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veale
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Veale
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Veale
Perez 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
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Culver
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Culver
Veale takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Culver
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Culver
Mota hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Veale
Bench hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Veale
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pavletich vs. Veale
Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Veale
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culver vs. Veale
Culver strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Culver out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Culver
Stargell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Culver
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Culver
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Culver
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Culver
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veale
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Veale
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Veale
Veale fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Veale. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Veale
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching. Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Veale.
Jimenez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Carroll
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Carroll
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carroll
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Carroll
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sisk
Tommie Sisk now pitching.
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Sisk
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pavletich vs. Sisk
There goes Helms. The throw from May and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Sisk
Pavletich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Carroll
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Carroll
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Carroll
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clendenon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Carroll
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Sisk
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Sisk
Carroll bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Sisk
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Sisk
Pinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Sisk
There goes Pinson. The throw from May and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Sisk
May hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Carroll
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Tommie Sisk.
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Carroll
Wills hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Carroll
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carroll
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Carroll
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1968 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0 Mota M, rf 5 0 3 0
May L, rf 5 0 1 0 Alou M, cf 5 0 3 0
Perez T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 0
Bench J, c 4 1 1 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 3 0
Helms T, 2b 4 1 3 0 Pagan J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pavletich D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Cardenas L, ss 4 0 2 1 May J, c 4 0 1 0
Culver G, p 3 0 1 0 Veale B, p 1 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Sisk T, p 0 0 0 0
Kolb G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 11 2 37 0 13 0
Cincinnati 000 200 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Culver G (W) 6.0 8 0 0 3 1
Carroll C (S) 3.0 5 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (L) 7.0 9 2 2 1 5
Sisk T 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Perez T, Veale B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 13
2B -- Cardenas L
SB -- Pinson V
CS -- Wills M, Helms T
SH -- Pinson V, Carroll C
PB -- Bench J
T -- 2:48
A -- 5797
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