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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 21, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 3,429 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tony Venzon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Al Spangler | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Dick Nen | First Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Jose Arcia | Second Baseman |
Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
Jose Pagan | Left Fielder |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 21, 1968
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ellis
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Ellis
Spangler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ellis
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Ellis
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Niekro
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Niekro
Patek bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Niekro
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Niekro
Hundley fires to first and picks off Alou. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Niekro
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nen vs. Ellis
Nen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Ellis
Hundley hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arcia vs. Ellis
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Niekro
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Niekro
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Niekro
Pagan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Ellis
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ellis
Kessinger 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Ellis
Spangler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Spangler reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Ellis
Williams 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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Niekro
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Niekro
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Niekro
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Ellis
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nen vs. Ellis
Nen 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Ellis
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Niekro
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Niekro
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Alou reaches second base with a double. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Niekro
Clemente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clendenon vs. Niekro
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alley vs. Niekro
Alley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Alou scores. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Niekro
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching.
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley scores. Pagan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Tiefenauer
There goes Pagan. The slide. Hundley applies the tag. Pagan is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Tiefenauer
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiefenauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Ellis
Arcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McMath vs. Ellis
Jimmy McMath pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer.
McMath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Ellis covering, for the out. Arcia moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Ellis
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Brown
Jophrey Brown now pitching.
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Brown
Patek bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Brown
Clemente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Brown
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alley vs. Brown
Alley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Ellis
Spangler 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ellis
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Ellis
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nen vs. Ellis
Nen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Nen reaches second base with a double. Santo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Ellis
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Brown
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Brown
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Brown
Ellis hits a line drive towards the mound. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Ellis
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Clarence Jones pinch hits for Jophrey Brown.
Jones hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lamabe
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lamabe
Alou hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ellis
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Ellis
Spangler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ellis
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lamabe
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Lamabe
Clendenon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Lamabe
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Ellis
Gary Kolb now playing right field.
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nen vs. Ellis
Nen takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Ellis
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Upham vs. Ellis
John Upham pinch hits for Jose Arcia.
Upham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1968 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Wills M, 3b 4 1 2 0 Spangler A, rf 4 0 2 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0 Alou M, cf 4 1 2 0 Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Clemente R, rf 2 1 0 0 Nen D, 1b 2 0 1 1 Kolb G, rf 0 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Phillips A, cf 4 0 0 0 Alley G, 2b 4 1 1 2 Arcia J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Pagan J, lf 3 0 1 1 Upham J, ph 1 0 0 0 May J, c 3 0 1 1 Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0 Ellis D, p 3 0 0 0 Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0 McMath J, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown J, p 0 0 0 0 Jones C, ph 1 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 1 30 5 9 5 Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh 000 410 00x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (L) 3.1 6 4 4 1 4 Tiefenauer B 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Brown J 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 Lamabe J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Ellis D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 4 2B -- Alou M, Nen D 3B -- Spangler A CS -- Pagan J SH -- Patek F T -- 2:27 A -- 3429
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