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Reds 7 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
July 23, 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 23, 1968 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 23, 1968 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 7 H: 20 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 20
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherGerry Arrigo  
Losing PitcherRoy Face  
SaveBob Lee  
Game Winning RBITony Perez 

Game Info

DateJuly 23, 1968 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Maloney  
Home Starting PitcherAl McBean  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance8,739 
Time of Game3 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Bob Engel
3B: Al Barlick

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alex Johnson  Left Fielder 
Mack Jones  Right Fielder 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Tony Perez  Third Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Jim Maloney  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Gary Kolb  Right Fielder 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Jerry May  Catcher 
Jose Pagan  Third Baseman 
Al McBean  Pitcher 
Larry Shepard  Manager 

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Reds 7 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
July 23, 1968

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         Game of 7/23/1968 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Johnson A, lf         6  0  2  0   Wills M, ss           5  2  1  0   
Jones M, rf           6  2  3  1   Kolb G, rf            5  0  1  0   
Pinson V, cf          6  1  3  1   Face R, p             0  0  0  0   
May L, 1b             5  2  1  0   Henry B, p            0  0  0  0   
Bench J, c            6  1  4  1   Taylor C, ph          1  0  0  0   
Perez T, 3b           6  1  5  2   Alou M, cf            6  0  1  0   
Helms T, 2b           6  0  1  1   Stargell W, lf        5  1  1  2   
Cardenas L, ss        4  0  0  0   Clendenon D, 1b       5  1  1  0   
Maloney J, p          2  0  0  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       5  0  3  0   
Carroll C, p          2  0  1  0   May J, c              5  0  1  1   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   Pagan J, 3b           3  1  0  0   
Whitfield F, ph       1  0  0  0   McBean A, p           1  0  0  0   
Woodward W, pr        0  0  0  0   Jimenez M, ph         1  0  0  0   
Arrigo G, p           1  0  0  0   Kline R, p            0  0  0  0   
Lee B, p              0  0  0  0   Walker L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Sisk T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Mota M, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Ellis D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Virdon B, ph-rf       2  1  1  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     51  7 20  6                        45  6 10  5

Cincinnati       003 011 000 002 --  7
Pittsburgh       100 101 002 001 --  6

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maloney J             5.2  5  3  2  2  5
Carroll C             2.0  2  0  0  0  1
Abernathy T           2.1  1  2  2  1  2
Arrigo G (W)          1.2  2  1  1  1  1
Lee B (S)             0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McBean A              5.0  7  4  3  1  4
Kline R               1.1  3  1  1  0  0
Walker L              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Sisk T                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Ellis D               2.0  3  0  0  1  1
Face R (L)            2.1  6  2  2  0  0
Henry B               0.2  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Perez T, Cardenas L, Pagan J, Clendenon D
DP -- Pittsburgh 4
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- May J, Clendenon D
3B -- Pinson V
HR -- Jones M, Perez T, Stargell W, Virdon B
SB -- Wills M
CS -- Mazeroski B
SF -- Stargell W
T -- 3:41
A -- 8739

    

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