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DET  4
@WSA  1
(7)		 ATL  4
NYM  2
 CIN  2
@PIT  0
 STL  5
PHI  0
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 5,797

 Thursday, July 25, 1968
Time of Game: 2:48
Reds
2
48-45
Won 6
3rd, 14 GB
 
                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
W: George Culver (8-9), L: Bob Veale (8-10), S: Clay Carroll (4)
 Pirates
0
45-51
Lost 2
7th, 18½ GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Johnson LF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .316  .730              1   0   
V Pinson CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .717              0   0   SB,SH,IW
L May RF                      5   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .768              0   1   
T Perez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .711              2   4   
J Bench C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .723              3   1   
T Helms 2B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .308  .718              5   2   CS
D Pavletich 1B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .258  .673             13   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   2   1    0   2  .223  .546              3   8   2B
G Culver P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .098  .220              0   2   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   SH
Totals                       35   2  11   0    2   6                         27  18
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. L Cardenas-T Helms-D Pavletich.
PB: J Bench (6).
E: T Perez (15).
Baserunning Events
SB: V Pinson (12, 2nd base off T Sisk/J May).
CS: T Helms (5, 2nd base by T Sisk/J May).
Pickoffs: L May (1st base by B Veale).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .651              0   3   CS
M Mota RF                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .286  .645              2   0   
M Alou CF                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .337  .769              2   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .830              2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .254  .693             14   0   
J Pagan 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .526              0   2   GDP
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .585              2   4   
J May C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .582              5   4   
B Veale P                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .075  .203              0   0   
  M Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .372  .853              0   0   
  T Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .229              0   0   
  G Kolb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .651              0   0   
Totals                       37   0  13   0    3   3                         27  13
Batting Events
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 Events
E: B Veale (3).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Wills (12, 2nd base by G Culver/J Bench).

Pitching Stats

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Culver, W (8-9)              6     8   0   0    3   1   0   3.02   26     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 8     54    -     1.48   0.30
C Carroll, S (4)               3     5   0   0    0   2   0   3.12   14     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 5          0-0    1.88   0.19
Totals                         9    13   0   0    3   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 0·13           -  
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, L (8-10)              7     9   2   2    1   5   0   1.98   31     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 9     55    -     0.92  -0.03
T Sisk                         2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.43    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.54   0.03
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1·11           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Sisk (2; V Pinson).
Pickoffs: B Veale (3; L May, 1st base).

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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 2 12- R 15% 65% 0-0 CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale Single to LF; Bench Scores; Helms to 2B
b4 0 12- OO 14% 75% 0-2 PIT J. Pagan G. Culver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
t4 2 12- R 13% 78% 1-0 CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale Double to CF; Helms Scores; Pavletich to 3B
b5 0 1-- -9% 62% 0-2 PIT B. Veale G. Culver Walk; May to 2B
b4 0 1-- -8% 61% 0-2 PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver Single to CF; Stargell to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 47% 0-0 CIN V. Pinson B. Veale Strikeout
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CIN L. May B. Veale 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 --- -4% 42% 0-0 PIT M. Wills G. Culver Walk
b1 0 1-- O 3% 45% 0-0 PIT M. Mota G. Culver Single to 2B; Wills out at 3B/2B
b1 1 1-- O 1% 47% 0-0 PIT M. Alou G. Culver Single to RF; Mota out at 3B/RF-3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b1 2 -2- -1% 46% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell G. Culver Walk
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN T. Perez B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CIN J. Bench B. Veale Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CIN T. Helms B. Veale 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 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 PIT J. Pagan G. Culver Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Mazeroski G. Culver Single to CF
b2 1 1-- -2% 43% 0-0 PIT J. May G. Culver Passed Ball; Mazeroski to 2B
b2 1 -2- O 4% 47% 0-0 PIT J. May G. Culver Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 -2- O 3% 50% 0-0 PIT B. Veale G. Culver 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale Strikeout
t3 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 CIN G. Culver B. Veale Single to RF
t3 2 1-- 2% 50% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson B. Veale Walk; Culver to 2B
t3 2 12- O -5% 45% 0-0 CIN V. Pinson B. Veale 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 --- -4% 41% 0-0 PIT M. Wills G. Culver Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wills to 1B
b3 0 1-- O 7% 48% 0-0 PIT M. Mota G. Culver Wills Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 PIT M. Mota G. Culver Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 PIT M. Alou G. Culver 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN L. May B. Veale Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CIN T. Perez B. Veale Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 CIN J. Bench B. Veale Single to LF
t4 2 1-- 3% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Helms B. Veale Single to LF; Bench to 2B
t4 2 12- R 15% 65% 0-0 CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale Single to LF; Bench Scores; Helms to 2B
t4 2 12- R 13% 78% 1-0 CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale Double to CF; Helms Scores; Pavletich to 3B
t4 2 -23 O -4% 74% 2-0 CIN G. Culver B. Veale 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 --- -5% 69% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell G. Culver Single to LF (LF-CF)
b4 0 1-- -8% 61% 0-2 PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver Single to CF; Stargell to 2B
b4 0 12- OO 14% 75% 0-2 PIT J. Pagan G. Culver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
b4 2 --3 O 4% 80% 0-2 PIT B. Mazeroski G. Culver 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 0 --- 2% 82% 2-0 CIN A. Johnson B. Veale Single to LF
t5 0 1-- O -1% 81% 2-0 CIN V. Pinson B. Veale Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
t5 1 -2- O -2% 79% 2-0 CIN L. May B. Veale Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 -2- O -2% 77% 2-0 CIN T. Perez B. Veale 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 --- -6% 71% 0-2 PIT J. May G. Culver Single to CF
b5 0 1-- -9% 62% 0-2 PIT B. Veale G. Culver Walk; May to 2B
b5 0 12- O 8% 71% 0-2 PIT M. Wills G. Culver Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 1 12- O 6% 77% 0-2 PIT M. Mota G. Culver Popfly: SS
b5 2 12- O 6% 82% 0-2 PIT M. Alou G. Culver 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 0 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 CIN J. Bench B. Veale Popfly: 1B
t6 1 --- 1% 83% 2-0 CIN T. Helms B. Veale Single to CF
t6 1 1-- 2% 85% 2-0 CIN D. Pavletich B. Veale Single to SS; Helms to 2B
t6 1 12- O -2% 82% 2-0 CIN L. Cardenas B. Veale Strikeout
t6 2 12- O -2% 80% 2-0 CIN G. Culver B. Veale Strikeout
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 --- O 3% 83% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell G. Culver Popfly: 2B
b6 1 --- -4% 79% 0-2 PIT D. Clendenon G. Culver Single to LF
b6 1 1-- O 4% 83% 0-2 PIT J. Pagan G. Culver Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 2 1-- -4% 79% 0-2 PIT B. Mazeroski G. Culver Single to CF; Pagan to 3B
b6 2 1-3 O 7% 86% 0-2 PIT J. May G. Culver 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 0 --- O -1% 85% 2-0 CIN A. Johnson B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -1% 84% 2-0 CIN V. Pinson B. Veale Lineout: RF
t7 2 --- 0% 85% 2-0 CIN L. May B. Veale Single to SS
t7 2 1-- 1% 85% 2-0 CIN T. Perez B. Veale May Picked off 1B, safe on E1; May to 2B
t7 2 -2- O -2% 83% 2-0 CIN T. Perez B. Veale 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 --- O 3% 87% 0-2 PIT M. Jimenez C. Carroll Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- O 2% 89% 0-2 PIT M. Wills C. Carroll Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- -2% 87% 0-2 PIT M. Mota C. Carroll Single to CF
b7 2 1-- -4% 83% 0-2 PIT M. Alou C. Carroll Single to RF; Mota to 3B
b7 2 1-3 O 7% 90% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell C. Carroll 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 0 --- O -1% 89% 2-0 CIN J. Bench T. Sisk Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- 1% 90% 2-0 CIN T. Helms T. Sisk Single to CF
t8 1 1-- O -2% 88% 2-0 CIN D. Pavletich T. Sisk Helms Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 2 --- O -0% 88% 2-0 CIN D. Pavletich T. Sisk 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 --- -7% 81% 0-2 PIT D. Clendenon C. Carroll Single to LF
b8 0 1-- O 6% 87% 0-2 PIT J. Pagan C. Carroll Strikeout
b8 1 1-- O 3% 90% 0-2 PIT B. Mazeroski C. Carroll Groundout: SS-1B; Clendenon to 2B
b8 2 -2- O 4% 95% 0-2 PIT J. May C. Carroll 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 0 --- 1% 95% 2-0 CIN L. Cardenas T. Sisk Single to CF
t9 0 1-- O -0% 95% 2-0 CIN C. Carroll T. Sisk Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
t9 1 -2- O -1% 95% 2-0 CIN A. Johnson T. Sisk Groundout: SS-1B; Cardenas to 3B
t9 2 --3 0% 95% 2-0 CIN V. Pinson T. Sisk Intentional Walk
t9 2 1-3 0% 95% 2-0 CIN L. May T. Sisk Pinson Steals 2B
t9 2 -23 O -1% 94% 2-0 CIN L. May T. Sisk 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 --- O 3% 97% 0-2 PIT G. Kolb C. Carroll Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- O 2% 99% 0-2 PIT M. Wills C. Carroll Popfly: SS
b9 2 --- -2% 97% 0-2 PIT M. Mota C. Carroll Single to 3B
b9 2 1-- -4% 93% 0-2 PIT M. Alou C. Carroll Single to RF; Mota to 2B
b9 2 12- O 7% 100% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell C. Carroll Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

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