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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1968-07-30 · Night game · Forbes Field · 10 innings · Att: 11624 · night · 2:46

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Atlanta Braves 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Ron Kline earned the win. Donn Clendenon went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
ATL	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	10
PIT	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	12

W: Ron Kline L: Phil Niekro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Paul Pryor · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sonny Jackson	5	0	0	0	0	1
Tito Francona	5	0	2	0	0	2
Hank Aaron	5	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Torre	5	1	1	0	0	1
Felipe Alou	4	1	1	0	0	0
Deron Johnson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bob Tillman	4	0	2	3	0	0
Felix Millan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Niekro	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Maury Wills	5	1	4	1	1
Gene Alley	4	1	1	0	0
Matty Alou	5	1	1	1	1
Donn Clendenon	5	1	4	2	1
Manny Mota	5	0	1	1	1
Gary Kolb	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	4	1	1	0	0
Carl Taylor	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Bunning	2	0	0	0	0
Ron Kline	2	0	0	0	1
Roberto Clemente	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	9.2	12	0	6

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bunning	5.2	8	1	2
Ron Kline	4.1	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sonny Jackson: 53
Tito Francona: S3
Hank Aaron: S7.1-2
Joe Torre: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Maury Wills: D7
Gene Alley: S6.2-3
Matty Alou: WP.1-2
Matty Alou: 3/G.3-H;2-3
Donn Clendenon: S7.3-H
Manny Mota: PO1(E1).1-2
Manny Mota: S1.2-3
Gary Kolb: 5/P
Bill Mazeroski: 53

Top 2

Felipe Alou: S6
Deron Johnson: PB.1-2
Deron Johnson: W
Bob Tillman: S.2-H;1-3
Felix Millan: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Phil Niekro: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Sonny Jackson: 8

Bot 2

Carl Taylor: 63
Jim Bunning: 13
Maury Wills: D7
Gene Alley: 53

Top 3

Tito Francona: K/C
Hank Aaron: 63
Joe Torre: 63

Bot 3

Matty Alou: K
Donn Clendenon: S7
Manny Mota: 43.1-2
Gary Kolb: K

Top 4

Felipe Alou: 63
Deron Johnson: 63
Bob Tillman: 9

Bot 4

Bill Mazeroski: S8
Carl Taylor: 13/SH.1-2
Jim Bunning: 9
Maury Wills: PB.2-3
Maury Wills: S1.3-H(UR)
Gene Alley: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Felix Millan: 6/P
Phil Niekro: 53
Sonny Jackson: 7

Bot 5

Matty Alou: 53
Donn Clendenon: HR8/IPHR
Manny Mota: K
Gary Kolb: 8

Top 6

Tito Francona: K/C
Hank Aaron: S5
Joe Torre: S9.1-2
Felipe Alou: 8
Deron Johnson: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)#
Bob Tillman: S9.3-H;2-H;B-2(E9)
Felix Millan: 43

Bot 6

Bill Mazeroski: 3/G
Carl Taylor: 53
Ron Kline: 13

Top 7

Phil Niekro: 63
Sonny Jackson: 63
Tito Francona: S7
Hank Aaron: 8

Bot 7

Maury Wills: S
Gene Alley: 3/G/SH.1-2
Matty Alou: 43.2-3
Donn Clendenon: K

Top 8

Joe Torre: 53
Felipe Alou: 63
Deron Johnson: 8

Bot 8

Manny Mota: 9
Roberto Clemente: 43
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Top 9

Bob Tillman: 63
Felix Millan: 13
Phil Niekro: 4/P

Bot 9

Carl Taylor: 63
Ron Kline: K/C
Maury Wills: K

Top 10

Sonny Jackson: K23
Tito Francona: 8
Hank Aaron: S
Joe Torre: SB2
Joe Torre: K

Bot 10

Gene Alley: 8
Matty Alou: S8
Donn Clendenon: S8.1-3
Manny Mota: 43.3-H;1-2