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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

1968-09-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · night · 2:40

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–4. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. John Boozer earned the win and Gary Wagner picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	8
PHI	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0		5	8

W: John Boozer L: John Purdin SV: Gary Wagner

Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Crawford	4	0	1	0	1	2
Willie Davis	4	1	0	0	1	0
Tom Haller	4	2	2	1	0	0
Len Gabrielson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ron Fairly	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Lefebvre	3	0	0	1	1	0
Paul Popovich	3	0	0	1	0	1
Bart Shirley	3	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Moeller	2	0	0	0	0	2
John Purdin	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Fairey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	3	0	2	1	0	0
Roberto Pena	4	0	0	0	0	2
John Briggs	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dick Allen	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bill White	3	2	1	0	1	1
Gary Sutherland	3	1	1	1	0	0
Doug Clemens	3	1	2	2	0	0
Clay Dalrymple	3	0	1	0	1	1
John Boozer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Lock	1	0	1	1	0	0
Gary Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Moeller	3.1	6	1	3
John Purdin	4.0	2	1	4
Hank Aguirre	0.2	0	1	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff James	0.1	2	3	1
John Boozer	5.2	5	1	5
Gary Wagner	3.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Crawford: K
Willie Davis: W
Tom Haller: SB2
Tom Haller: S8.2-H
Len Gabrielson: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
Ron Fairly: W
Jim Lefebvre: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Paul Popovich: 8/SF.3-H
Bart Shirley: K

Bot 1

Tony Taylor: S8
Roberto Pena: K/C
John Briggs: 9
Dick Allen: K/C

Top 2

Joe Moeller: K/C
Willie Crawford: W
Willie Davis: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bill White: K+PB.B-1
Gary Sutherland: 13.1-2
Doug Clemens: S8/G4M.2-H(UR)
Clay Dalrymple: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Tom Haller: 8
Len Gabrielson: S9/G34
Ron Fairly: 8
Jim Lefebvre: 6/P/7S

Bot 3

John Boozer: 43
Tony Taylor: S8
Roberto Pena: 64(1)/FO
John Briggs: 3/G

Top 4

Paul Popovich: 8
Bart Shirley: S8/G46
Joe Moeller: K
Willie Crawford: 3/G

Bot 4

Dick Allen: W
Bill White: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
Gary Sutherland: S9.3-H;2-3
Doug Clemens: 9/SF.3-H
Clay Dalrymple: S9.1-2
John Boozer: FC1/SH/TH3.2-3;1-2;B-1
Tony Taylor: 8/SF.3-H
Roberto Pena: K

Top 5

Willie Davis: 9/L
Tom Haller: D9/9D
Len Gabrielson: 9
Ron Fairly: D7.2-H
Jim Lefebvre: 3/L

Bot 5

John Briggs: K
Dick Allen: 13
Bill White: 9/L

Top 6

Paul Popovich: K
Bart Shirley: 63
John Purdin: S8/G46
Willie Crawford: K/C

Bot 6

Gary Sutherland: 5/P
Doug Clemens: D9/9D
Clay Dalrymple: K/C
Don Lock: S8/G46.2-H
Tony Taylor: 8

Top 7

Willie Davis: 43
Tom Haller: 63
Len Gabrielson: K

Bot 7

Roberto Pena: 63
John Briggs: K
Dick Allen: 8

Top 8

Ron Fairly: 31
Jim Lefebvre: 63
Paul Popovich: 31

Bot 8

Bill White: W
Gary Sutherland: 14/SH.1-2
Doug Clemens: 2/FL
Clay Dalrymple: IW
Gary Wagner: K

Top 9

Jim Fairey: 3/BP
Ken Boyer: 4/L
Willie Crawford: D8
Willie Davis: 6/P

Notes & reviews

John Purdin threw to Jim Lefebvre who was off the base

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