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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1968-08-20 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 8103 · night · 2:54
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Dock Ellis earned the win and Ron Kline picked up the save. Tony Perez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Dock Ellis L: Jay Ritchie SV: Ron Kline
Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Maury Wills | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matty Alou | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Donn Clendenon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Manny Mota | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Alley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dock Ellis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mack Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Whitfield | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Corrales | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leo Cardenas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Pavletich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Bench | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Ellis | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
 Ron Kline | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Ritchie | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Lee | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy McCool | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Clay Carroll | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Maury Wills: SB2#
- Maury Wills: 7/L
- Matty Alou: D9.2-H
- Donn Clendenon: K
- Manny Mota: T8.2-H
- Bill Mazeroski: S7.3-H
- Gene Alley: S8.1-2
- Jerry May: 43
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: 63
- Alex Johnson: 63
- Mack Jones: 13
Top 2
- Dock Ellis: K
- Freddie Patek: 31
- Maury Wills: S7
- Matty Alou: SB2
- Matty Alou: S8.2-H
- Donn Clendenon: K
Bot 2
- Tony Perez: K
- Fred Whitfield: K
- Tommy Helms: 9
Top 3
- Manny Mota: 43
- Bill Mazeroski: 9
- Gene Alley: 3/G
Bot 3
- Pat Corrales: S8
- Leo Cardenas: K
- Don Pavletich: 9
- Pete Rose: 43
Top 4
- Jerry May: 4/P
- Dock Ellis: D9
- Freddie Patek: S6.2-2
- Maury Wills: E3.2-H(E3)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Matty Alou: 3/FL
- Donn Clendenon: K
Bot 4
- Alex Johnson: 53
- Mack Jones: S1
- Tony Perez: 63.1-2
- Fred Whitfield: 43
Top 5
- Manny Mota: 3/G
- Bill Mazeroski: W
- Gene Alley: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Tommy Helms: 43
- Pat Corrales: D8
- Leo Cardenas: 4/L
- Ted Abernathy: W
- Pete Rose: WP.2-3;1-2
- Pete Rose: 9
Top 6
- Jerry May: K
- Dock Ellis: 43
- Freddie Patek: K
Bot 6
- Alex Johnson: D7
- Mack Jones: 13.2-3
- Tony Perez: 9
- Fred Whitfield: D8.3-H
- Tommy Helms: 53
Top 7
- Maury Wills: 13
- Matty Alou: 53
- Donn Clendenon: 53
Bot 7
- Pat Corrales: 4/P
- Leo Cardenas: W
- Ted Abernathy: K/C
- Pete Rose: W.1-2
- Alex Johnson: K
Top 8
- Manny Mota: 6/P
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/L
- Gene Alley: S9
- Jerry May: SB2
- Jerry May: IW
- Dock Ellis: 9
Bot 8
- Mack Jones: W
- Tony Perez: HR/7.1-H
- Fred Whitfield: S1/BG
- Tommy Helms: 64(1)3/GDP
- Pat Corrales: 63
Top 9
- Freddie Patek: 13
- Maury Wills: S3/BG
- Matty Alou: S1/BG.1-2
- Donn Clendenon: 9.2-3
- Manny Mota: S5.3-H;1-2
- Bill Mazeroski: T8.2-H;1-H
- Gene Alley: 13
Bot 9
- Leo Cardenas: 4/P
- Johnny Bench: 8
- Pete Rose: T9
- Alex Johnson: 13