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Standings
CAL
@BOS		3
8
CAL
@BOS		3
5
WSA
@CHW		3
1
WSA
@CHW		2
6
OAK
@CLE		1
4
DET
@MIN		0
4
BAL
@NYY		1
3
CIN
@ATL		0
1
CIN
@ATL		5
3
PHI
@HOU		2
1
NYM
@LAD		0
8
PIT
@SFG		0
7
CHC
@STL		3
2
Saturday, August 3, 1968,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 9,251, Time of Game: 2:15
Pirates
0
53-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
7
54-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ray Sadecki (10-13)
L: Bob Veale (9-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  3
Giants          1  0  2   0  2  0   2  0  X    7  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .290 .667 -0.022 0.50 0.017 -0.039 0.3 2 3
Manny Mota CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .663 -0.018 0.45 0.023 -0.041 -0.7 3 0 GDP
Roberto Clemente RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267 .790 0.032 0.40 0.042 -0.010 0.1 0 1
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .828 -0.072 0.82 0.000 -0.072 -1.1 0 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .265 .726 -0.058 0.62 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 9 0
Gene Alley SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .591 -0.031 0.33 0.000 -0.031 -0.2 1 4
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 .580 0.001 0.41 0.026 -0.025 -0.1 3 2
Jerry May C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .233 .591 -0.034 0.48 0.006 -0.040 0.1 6 0
Bob Veale P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .070 .189 -0.010 0.44 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 0
   Jose Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .500 -0.017 0.65 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Ron Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carl Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .561 -0.010 0.42 0.000 -0.010 -0.4
   Bill Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luke Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Kolb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .610 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4
Team Totals 35 0 9 0 1 12 .257 .535 -0.239 0.49 0.114 -0.353 -3.5 24 10
TB: J May 2; M Wills 2; B Mazeroski 2; M Mota; R Clemente; G Alley.
GIDP: M Mota (6).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Mazeroski-G Alley-D Clendenon.
E: M Wills (15); J May (7); D Clendenon (13).
Outfield Assists: R Clemente (B Bonds at home plate).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF-CF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .250 .749 0.133 0.37 0.138 -0.004 2.1 1 0 HR
Ron Hunt 2B 2 3 1 0 2 0 .247 .645 0.041 0.52 0.058 -0.017 0.9 1 5
Willie McCovey 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .287 .939 0.077 0.78 0.088 -0.012 1.5 6 0 HR
   Dave Marshall LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .694 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Mays CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .268 .799 0.066 0.39 0.075 -0.009 1.7 1 0
   Ty Cline PR-RF-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .500 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.2 2 0
Dick Dietz C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .325 .872 -0.031 0.37 0.002 -0.033 -0.0 13 0
Jesus Alou LF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .613 -0.023 0.25 0.000 -0.023 -1.5 0 0 GDP
Frank Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .451 -0.012 0.14 0.001 -0.013 -0.3 2 1
Hal Lanier SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .197 .442 0.027 0.23 0.032 -0.005 -0.0 1 1
Ray Sadecki P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .244 -0.018 0.41 0.000 -0.018 -0.6 0 1 SH
Team Totals 31 7 9 6 4 3 .290 .855 0.260 0.38 0.394 -0.134 3.9 27 8
HR: W McCovey (26, off R Kline; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); B Bonds (2, off B Veale; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: R Sadecki (4, off B Veale).
TB: W McCovey 5; B Bonds 4; D Dietz 2; W Mays 2; F Johnson; R Hunt.
GIDP: J Alou (9).
RBI: W McCovey 3 (68); W Mays 2 (50); B Bonds (9).
2-out RBI: W McCovey 2; W Mays 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Hunt-H Lanier-W McCovey.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Veale, L (9-11) 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 1.99 17 47 -0.197 0.81 -1.5
Ron Kline 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 1.49 9 0 0 -0.056 0.13 -1.2
Bill Henry 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4.91 7 0 0 -0.007 -.02 -1.6
Luke Walker 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.89 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 8 9 7 3 4 3 2 3.38 36 47 0 0 -0.260 0.49 -3.9

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Sadecki, W (10-13) 9 9 0 0 1 12 0 2.80 36 80 0.240 0.49 3.5
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 1 12 0 0.00 36 80 0.240 0.38 3.5
Balks: None.
WP: B Henry 2 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 9,251.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         San Francisco Giants
1 Maury Wills 3B 1 Bobby Bonds RF
2 Manny Mota CF 2 Ron Hunt 2B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Willie McCovey 1B
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Willie Mays CF
5 Donn Clendenon 1B 5 Dick Dietz C
6 Gene Alley SS 6 Jesus Alou LF
7 Bill Mazeroski 2B 7 Frank Johnson 3B
8 Jerry May C 8 Hal Lanier SS
9 Bob Veale P 9 Ray Sadecki P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 --- R SFG B. Bonds B. Veale 12% 66% Home Run
b3 2-0 2 1-3 R SFG W. Mays B. Veale 7% 87% Single to CF; Hunt Scores/unER; McCovey to 2B
b5 3-0 2 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey R. Kline 7% 97% Home Run; Hunt Scores
b3 1-0 1 12- SFG R. Hunt B. Veale 5% 78% Walk; Lanier to 3B; Bonds to 2B
t4 0-3 1 12- O PIT W. Stargell R. Sadecki 4% 85% Flyball: 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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Wills R. Sadecki 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Mota R. Sadecki 1% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Sadecki 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R SFG B. Bonds B. Veale 12% 66% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- O SFG R. Hunt B. Veale -2% 64% Lineout: 3B
b1 1-0 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Veale -1% 63% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 1-0 2 --- O SFG W. Mays B. Veale -1% 63% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell R. Sadecki 2% 65% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Clendenon R. Sadecki 1% 66% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- O PIT G. Alley R. Sadecki 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O SFG D. Dietz B. Veale -2% 66% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- O SFG J. Alou B. Veale -1% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-0 2 --- O SFG F. Johnson B. Veale -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Sadecki 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O PIT J. May R. Sadecki 2% 68% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 2 --- O PIT B. Veale R. Sadecki 1% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- SFG H. Lanier B. Veale 3% 72% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lanier to 1B
b3 1-0 0 1-- O SFG R. Sadecki B. Veale -1% 71% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Lanier to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- SFG B. Bonds B. Veale 1% 72% Walk
b3 1-0 1 12- SFG R. Hunt B. Veale 5% 78% Walk; Lanier to 3B; Bonds to 2B
b3 1-0 1 123 RO SFG W. McCovey B. Veale 2% 80% Single to RF; Lanier Scores/unER; Bonds out at Hm/RF-C; Hunt to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 2-0 2 1-3 R SFG W. Mays B. Veale 7% 87% Single to CF; Hunt Scores/unER; McCovey to 2B
b3 3-0 2 12- O SFG D. Dietz B. Veale -2% 85% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- O PIT M. Wills R. Sadecki 2% 87% Strikeout
t4 0-3 1 --- PIT M. Mota R. Sadecki -2% 85% Single to RF
t4 0-3 1 1-- PIT R. Clemente R. Sadecki -4% 81% Walk; Mota to 2B
t4 0-3 1 12- O PIT W. Stargell R. Sadecki 4% 85% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-3 2 12- O PIT D. Clendenon R. Sadecki 4% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- O SFG J. Alou B. Veale -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O SFG F. Johnson B. Veale -0% 88% Foul Flyball: C
b4 3-0 2 --- O SFG H. Lanier B. Veale -0% 87% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- O PIT G. Alley R. Sadecki 2% 89% Flyball: 1B
t5 0-3 1 --- PIT B. Mazeroski R. Sadecki -2% 87% Single
t5 0-3 1 1-- O PIT J. May R. Sadecki 2% 89% Strikeout
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Bob Veale (P) batting 9th
t5 0-3 2 1-- O PIT J. Pagan R. Sadecki 2% 91% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 9-1-2
Ron Kline replaces Jose Pagan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-0 0 --- O SFG R. Sadecki R. Kline -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
b5 3-0 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds R. Kline -0% 90% Flyball: CF
b5 3-0 2 --- SFG R. Hunt R. Kline 0% 90% Walk
b5 3-0 2 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey R. Kline 7% 97% Home Run; Hunt Scores
b5 5-0 2 --- O SFG W. Mays R. Kline -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
t6 0-5 0 --- PIT M. Wills R. Sadecki -2% 96% Single to RF
t6 0-5 0 1-- OO PIT M. Mota R. Sadecki 3% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-5 2 --- PIT R. Clemente R. Sadecki -0% 98% Single
t6 0-5 2 1-- O PIT W. Stargell R. Sadecki 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
b6 5-0 0 --- SFG D. Dietz R. Kline 0% 99% Single to LF
b6 5-0 0 1-- OO SFG J. Alou R. Kline -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 5-0 2 --- SFG F. Johnson R. Kline 0% 98% Single to CF
b6 5-0 2 1-- O SFG H. Lanier R. Kline -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
t7 0-5 0 --- O PIT D. Clendenon R. Sadecki 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-5 1 --- O PIT G. Alley R. Sadecki 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-5 2 --- PIT B. Mazeroski R. Sadecki -0% 99% Single to CF
t7 0-5 2 1-- PIT J. May R. Sadecki -1% 98% Single to CF; Mazeroski to 2B
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ron Kline (P) batting 9th
t7 0-5 2 12- O PIT C. Taylor R. Sadecki 1% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Bill Henry facing 9-1-2
Bill Henry replaces Carl Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-0 0 --- O SFG R. Sadecki B. Henry -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 5-0 1 --- SFG B. Bonds B. Henry 0% 99% Walk
b7 5-0 1 1-- R SFG R. Hunt B. Henry 0% 100% Bonds Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Bonds Scores/Adv on E2/unER
b7 6-0 1 --- SFG R. Hunt B. Henry 0% 100% Single to LF
b7 6-0 1 1-- SFG W. McCovey B. Henry 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Hunt to 2B
b7 6-0 1 -2- O SFG W. McCovey B. Henry -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-0 2 -2- R SFG W. Mays B. Henry 0% 100% Single; Hunt Scores/unER
Ty Cline pinch runs for Willie Mays (CF) batting 4th
b7 7-0 2 1-- SFG D. Dietz B. Henry 0% 100% Single to LF; Cline to 2B
b7 7-0 2 12- SFG J. Alou B. Henry 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Cline to 3B; Dietz to 2B
b7 7-0 2 -23 O SFG J. Alou B. Henry -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
Bobby Bonds moves from RF to CF
Ty Cline moves from PR to RF
t8 0-7 0 --- PIT M. Wills R. Sadecki -0% 100% Single to LF
Ty Cline moves from RF to 1B
Dave Marshall replaces Willie McCovey (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
Jesus Alou moves from LF to RF
t8 0-7 0 1-- O PIT M. Mota R. Sadecki 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Wills to 2B
t8 0-7 1 -2- O PIT R. Clemente R. Sadecki 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 3B
t8 0-7 2 --3 O PIT W. Stargell R. Sadecki 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-0, Pirates' Luke Walker facing 7-8-9
Luke Walker replaces Bill Henry pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-0 0 --- O SFG F. Johnson L. Walker 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 7-0 1 --- O SFG H. Lanier L. Walker -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 7-0 2 --- O SFG R. Sadecki L. Walker 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Giants' Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
t9 0-7 0 --- O PIT D. Clendenon R. Sadecki 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-7 1 --- PIT G. Alley R. Sadecki -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 0-7 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Sadecki 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-7 2 1-- PIT J. May R. Sadecki -0% 100% Single to LF; Alley to 3B
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Luke Walker (P) batting 9th
t9 0-7 2 1-3 O PIT G. Kolb R. Sadecki 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.

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