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Standings
DET
@WSA		4
1		 
(7)
NYM
@ATL		2
4
CIN
@PIT		2
0
PHI
@STL		0
5
Thursday, July 25, 1968,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 5,797, Time of Game: 2:48
Reds
2
48-45
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
3rd, 14 GB
 at Pirates
0
45-51
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 18½ GB
W: George Culver (8-9)
L: Bob Veale (8-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 13  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .316 .730 0.010 0.61 0.046 -0.037 -0.1 1 0
Vada Pinson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .717 -0.071 0.78 0.004 -0.075 -0.5 0 0 SB,SH,IW
Lee May RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .768 -0.055 0.57 0.013 -0.068 -0.9 0 1
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .711 -0.077 0.79 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 2 4
Johnny Bench C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 .723 -0.019 0.48 0.014 -0.034 -0.4 3 1
Tommy Helms 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .308 .718 0.025 0.49 0.048 -0.023 0.2 5 2 CS
Don Pavletich 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .258 .673 0.147 1.00 0.174 -0.027 1.1 13 0
Leo Cardenas SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 .223 .546 0.100 0.91 0.139 -0.039 1.0 3 8 2B
George Culver P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .098 .220 -0.049 0.96 0.013 -0.062 -0.8 0 2
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.002 0.33 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 0 SH
Team Totals 35 2 11 2 2 6 .314 .694 0.009 0.70 0.451 -0.444 -1.3 27 18
2B: L Cardenas (7, off B Veale).
SH: V Pinson (3, off B Veale); C Carroll (1, off T Sisk).
IBB: V Pinson (7, by T Sisk).
TB: T Helms 3; L Cardenas 3; D Pavletich 2; L May; G Culver; A Johnson; J Bench.
RBI: L Cardenas (22); D Pavletich (5).
2-out RBI: D Pavletich; L Cardenas.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Cardenas-T Helms-D Pavletich.
PB: J Bench (6).
E: T Perez (15).
Outfield Assists: L May (M Mota at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: V Pinson (12, 2nd base off T Sisk/J May).
CS: T Helms (5, 2nd base by T Sisk/J May).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .651 -0.108 1.46 0.081 -0.189 -0.6 0 3 CS
Manny Mota RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .645 -0.068 1.23 0.043 -0.111 -0.6 2 0
Matty Alou CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .337 .769 0.001 1.30 0.083 -0.081 -0.2 2 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .830 -0.117 1.93 0.059 -0.177 -0.5 2 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .254 .693 0.154 1.52 0.195 -0.041 0.8 14 0
Jose Pagan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .526 -0.266 2.18 0.000 -0.266 -1.7 0 2 GDP
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 .585 0.010 1.34 0.086 -0.076 0.2 2 4
Jerry May C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .582 -0.092 1.73 0.055 -0.147 -0.6 5 4
Bob Veale P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .075 .203 0.057 1.81 0.091 -0.034 0.3 0 0
   Manny Jimenez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .372 .853 -0.032 1.36 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Tommie Sisk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .229 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Kolb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .651 -0.034 1.46 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
Team Totals 37 0 13 0 3 3 .351 .751 -0.495 1.57 0.693 -1.188 -3.4 27 13
TB: D Clendenon 3; M Mota 3; M Alou 3; B Mazeroski 2; W Stargell; J May.
GIDP: J Pagan (2).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 0 for 12.
Fielding
E: B Veale (2).
Baserunning
CS: M Wills (12, 2nd base by G Culver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
George Culver, W (8-9) 6 8 0 0 3 1 0 3.02 26 54 0.302 1.57 2.2
Clay Carroll, S (4) 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 3.12 14 0 0 0.191 1.57 1.1
Team Totals 9 13 0 0 3 3 0 0.00 40 54 0 0 0.493 0.70 3.4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Veale, L (8-10) 7 9 2 2 1 5 0 1.98 31 55 -0.034 0.82 0.6
Tommie Sisk 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.43 8 0 0 0.027 0.32 0.7
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 2 6 0 2.00 39 55 0 0 -0.007 1.57 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Sisk (2; V Pinson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 5,797.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Alex Johnson LF 1 Maury Wills SS
2 Vada Pinson CF 2 Manny Mota RF
3 Lee May RF 3 Matty Alou CF
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Willie Stargell LF
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Donn Clendenon 1B
6 Tommy Helms 2B 6 Jose Pagan 3B
7 Don Pavletich 1B 7 Bill Mazeroski 2B
8 Leo Cardenas SS 8 Jerry May C
9 George Culver P 9 Bob Veale P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 2 12- R CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale 15% 65% Single to LF; Bench Scores; Helms to 2B
b4 0-2 0 12- OO PIT J. Pagan G. Culver 15% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
t4 1-0 2 12- R CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale 13% 78% Double to CF; Helms Scores; Pavletich to 3B
b5 0-2 0 1-- PIT B. Veale G. Culver -9% 62% Walk; May to 2B
b4 0-2 0 1-- PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver -8% 61% Single to CF; Stargell to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson B. Veale -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN V. Pinson B. Veale -1% 47% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN L. May B. Veale -1% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT M. Wills G. Culver -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT M. Mota G. Culver 3% 45% Single to 2B; Wills out at 3B/2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT M. Alou G. Culver 1% 47% Single to RF; Mota out at 3B/RF-3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b1 0-0 2 -2- PIT W. Stargell G. Culver -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- O PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Veale -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Veale -1% 46% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O CIN T. Helms B. Veale -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' George Culver facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Pagan G. Culver 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- PIT B. Mazeroski G. Culver -3% 45% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- PIT J. May G. Culver -2% 43% Passed Ball; Mazeroski to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O PIT J. May G. Culver 4% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O PIT B. Veale G. Culver 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- CIN G. Culver B. Veale 1% 48% Single to RF
t3 0-0 2 1-- CIN A. Johnson B. Veale 2% 50% Walk; Culver to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- O CIN V. Pinson B. Veale -5% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- PIT M. Wills G. Culver -4% 41% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wills to 1B
b3 0-0 0 1-- O PIT M. Mota G. Culver 7% 47% Wills Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Mota G. Culver 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O PIT M. Alou G. Culver 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O CIN L. May B. Veale -2% 48% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Veale -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 2 --- CIN J. Bench B. Veale 1% 47% Single to LF
t4 0-0 2 1-- CIN T. Helms B. Veale 3% 50% Single to LF; Bench to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- R CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale 15% 65% Single to LF; Bench Scores; Helms to 2B
t4 1-0 2 12- R CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale 13% 78% Double to CF; Helms Scores; Pavletich to 3B
t4 2-0 2 -23 O CIN G. Culver B. Veale -4% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' George Culver facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- PIT W. Stargell G. Culver -5% 69% Single to LF (LF-CF)
b4 0-2 0 1-- PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver -8% 61% Single to CF; Stargell to 2B
b4 0-2 0 12- OO PIT J. Pagan G. Culver 15% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
b4 0-2 2 --3 O PIT B. Mazeroski G. Culver 4% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- CIN A. Johnson B. Veale 2% 82% Single to LF
t5 2-0 0 1-- O CIN V. Pinson B. Veale -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O CIN L. May B. Veale -2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-0 2 -2- O CIN T. Perez B. Veale -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' George Culver facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- PIT J. May G. Culver -5% 71% Single to CF
b5 0-2 0 1-- PIT B. Veale G. Culver -9% 62% Walk; May to 2B
b5 0-2 0 12- O PIT M. Wills G. Culver 8% 71% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 0-2 1 12- O PIT M. Mota G. Culver 6% 77% Popfly: SS
b5 0-2 2 12- O PIT M. Alou G. Culver 6% 82% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
t6 2-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Veale -1% 81% Popfly: 1B
t6 2-0 1 --- CIN T. Helms B. Veale 1% 83% Single to CF
t6 2-0 1 1-- CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale 2% 85% Single to SS; Helms to 2B
t6 2-0 1 12- O CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale -2% 82% Strikeout
t6 2-0 2 12- O CIN G. Culver B. Veale -2% 80% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' George Culver facing 4-5-6
b6 0-2 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell G. Culver 3% 83% Popfly: 2B
b6 0-2 1 --- PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver -4% 79% Single to LF
b6 0-2 1 1-- O PIT J. Pagan G. Culver 4% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-2 2 1-- PIT B. Mazeroski G. Culver -4% 79% Single to CF; Pagan to 3B
b6 0-2 2 1-3 O PIT J. May G. Culver 7% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t7 2-0 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson B. Veale -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- O CIN V. Pinson B. Veale -1% 84% Lineout: RF
t7 2-0 2 --- CIN L. May B. Veale 1% 85% Single to SS
t7 2-0 2 1-- CIN T. Perez B. Veale 1% 85% May Picked off 1B, safe on E1; May to 2B
t7 2-0 2 -2- O CIN T. Perez B. Veale -2% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
Clay Carroll replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Veale (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 0 --- O PIT M. Jimenez C. Carroll 3% 87% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-2 1 --- O PIT M. Wills C. Carroll 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- PIT M. Mota C. Carroll -2% 87% Single to CF
b7 0-2 2 1-- PIT M. Alou C. Carroll -4% 83% Single to RF; Mota to 3B
b7 0-2 2 1-3 O PIT W. Stargell C. Carroll 7% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Tommie Sisk facing 5-6-7
Tommie Sisk replaces Manny Jimenez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Sisk -1% 89% Flyball: LF
t8 2-0 1 --- CIN T. Helms T. Sisk 1% 90% Single to CF
t8 2-0 1 1-- O CIN D. Pavletich T. Sisk -1% 89% Helms Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 2-0 2 --- O CIN D. Pavletich T. Sisk -0% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 5-6-7
b8 0-2 0 --- PIT D. Clendenon C. Carroll -7% 81% Single to LF
b8 0-2 0 1-- O PIT J. Pagan C. Carroll 6% 87% Strikeout
b8 0-2 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski C. Carroll 4% 90% Groundout: SS-1B; Clendenon to 2B
b8 0-2 2 -2- O PIT J. May C. Carroll 4% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Tommie Sisk facing 8-9-1
t9 2-0 0 --- CIN L. Cardenas T. Sisk 1% 95% Single to CF
t9 2-0 0 1-- O CIN C. Carroll T. Sisk -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
t9 2-0 1 -2- O CIN A. Johnson T. Sisk -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B; Cardenas to 3B
t9 2-0 2 --3 CIN V. Pinson T. Sisk 0% 95% Intentional Walk
t9 2-0 2 1-3 CIN L. May T. Sisk 0% 95% Pinson Steals 2B
t9 2-0 2 -23 O CIN L. May T. Sisk -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Tommie Sisk (P) batting 9th
b9 0-2 0 --- O PIT G. Kolb C. Carroll 3% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-2 1 --- O PIT M. Wills C. Carroll 2% 99% Popfly: SS
b9 0-2 2 --- PIT M. Mota C. Carroll -2% 97% Single to 3B
b9 0-2 2 1-- PIT M. Alou C. Carroll -4% 93% Single to RF; Mota to 2B
b9 0-2 2 12- O PIT W. Stargell C. Carroll 7% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

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