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Scores
Standings
OAK
@BAL		2
8
OAK
@BAL		2
0
CLE
@BOS		0
3
DET
@CHW		3
0
CAL
@NYY		1
6
CAL
@NYY		10
2
MIN
@WSA		4
2
MIN
@WSA		0
1		 
(13)
PIT
@ATL		4
0
PHI
@CIN		5
6
HOU
@LAD		3
4
CHC
@SFG		0
3
NYM
@STL		1
0
Monday, August 26, 1968
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 7,491, Time of Game: 2:06
Pirates
4
63-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 19½ GB
 at Braves
0
64-67
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 18½ GB
W: Steve Blass (12-5)
L: Milt Pappas (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  1    4  8  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Freddie Patek RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .288 .711 2 0 SB,CS
Maury Wills 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .284 .655 1 2 SB
Matty Alou CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .338 .769 3 0 SF
Willie Stargell LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 .772 2 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .714 7 0 SH
Bill Mazeroski 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .245 .593 2 4 HBP,IW
Gene Alley SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .229 .587 3 4 SF
Chris Cannizzaro C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .160 .556 5 0 SH,GDP,IW
Steve Blass P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .228 2 2
Team Totals 29 4 8 3 3 5 .276 .619 27 12
SF: G Alley (3); M Alou (3).
SH: D Clendenon (3); C Cannizzaro (1).
IBB: B Mazeroski (7); C Cannizzaro (3).
HBP: B Mazeroski (2).
TB: F Patek 2; G Alley 2; M Wills 2; B Mazeroski; M Alou.
GIDP: C Cannizzaro (1).
RBI: G Alley (33); F Patek (12); M Alou (39).
Team LOB: 6.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (13, -1st base off  POCS); M Wills (42, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: F Patek (5, -1st base by  POCS).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Felipe Alou CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .313 .798 2 0
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .689 5 4
Hank Aaron RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .273 .812 3 0
Joe Torre C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .717 5 1 2·GDP
Tito Francona 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .764 9 0
Mike Lum LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .209 .558 1 0
Marty Martinez 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .238 .577 1 1
Gil Garrido SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .286 1 5
Milt Pappas P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .146 .442 0 1
   Wayne Causey 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 .418
   Claude Raymond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0 0
   Deron Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .586
Team Totals 34 0 9 0 2 5 .265 .570 27 12
TB: M Martinez 3; F Alou 3; G Garrido; M Lum; H Aaron.
GIDP: J Torre 2 (14).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: F Millan (12); M Martinez (15); J Torre (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Steve Blass, W (12-5) 9 9 0 0 2 5 0 2.38 36 72
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 36 72

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Milt Pappas, L (9-10) 7 6 3 1 3 5 0 3.69 30 59
Claude Raymond 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.88 7
Team Totals 9 8 4 2 3 5 0 2.00 37 59
Balks: None.
WP: M Pappas (2).
HBP: M Pappas (4).
IBB: M Pappas 2 (8).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 7,491.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Atlanta Braves
1 Freddie Patek RF 1 Felipe Alou CF
2 Maury Wills 3B 2 Felix Millan 2B
3 Matty Alou CF 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Joe Torre C
5 Donn Clendenon 1B 5 Tito Francona 1B
6 Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 Mike Lum LF
7 Gene Alley SS 7 Marty Martinez 3B
8 Chris Cannizzaro C 8 Gil Garrido SS
9 Steve Blass P 9 Milt Pappas P

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