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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1968-08-16 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 8221 · 2:49

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 5th. Don Drysdale earned the win and Jack Billingham picked up the save. Donn Clendenon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Don Drysdale L: Al McBean SV: Jack Billingham

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Crawford	3	1	2	1	2	0
Len Gabrielson	5	1	2	2	0	0
Willie Davis	4	1	1	1	0	0
Tom Haller	3	1	2	1	2	1
Ron Fairly	3	0	0	1	1	1
Bob Bailey	5	1	1	0	0	2
Paul Popovich	5	0	0	0	0	2
Zoilo Versalles	3	1	2	1	0	0
Don Drysdale	3	1	2	1	0	1
Bart Shirley	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jim Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	5	1	2	0	0	0
Gene Alley	2	0	0	0	2	0
Matty Alou	4	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Stargell	3	0	1	1	0	0
Donn Clendenon	4	1	1	2	0	2
Manny Mota	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	2	0	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	4	0	1	1	0	2
Luke Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Face	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Kolb	1	0	1	0	0	0
Manny Jimenez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Drysdale	7.0	7	2	5
Jim Brewer	1.0	3	1	0
Jack Billingham	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al McBean	1.1	6	1	0
Luke Walker	3.1	4	3	6
Roy Face	2.1	0	1	2
Tommie Sisk	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Crawford: D9/9L
Len Gabrielson: 43.2-3
Willie Davis: S8.3-H
Tom Haller: S9.1-3
Ron Fairly: 9/SF.3-H
Bob Bailey: 3/P

Bot 1

Maury Wills: S4
Gene Alley: W.1-2
Matty Alou: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Willie Stargell: 7/SF.3-H
Donn Clendenon: SB2
Donn Clendenon: HR/9.2-H
Manny Mota: 3/G

Top 2

Paul Popovich: 4/P
Zoilo Versalles: S9
Don Drysdale: S9.1-3
Willie Crawford: W.1-2
Len Gabrielson: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Willie Davis: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Tom Haller: SB2
Tom Haller: K/C

Bot 2

Bill Mazeroski: K
Chris Cannizzaro: 6/P
Luke Walker: 63

Top 3

Ron Fairly: W
Bob Bailey: K
Paul Popovich: K
Zoilo Versalles: 9

Bot 3

Maury Wills: S
Gene Alley: 16(1)3/GDP
Matty Alou: S
Willie Stargell: 43

Top 4

Don Drysdale: K
Willie Crawford: W
Len Gabrielson: WP.1-2
Len Gabrielson: 63
Willie Davis: 8

Bot 4

Donn Clendenon: K
Manny Mota: 43
Bill Mazeroski: S
Chris Cannizzaro: K

Top 5

Tom Haller: W
Ron Fairly: K
Bob Bailey: S9.1-2
Paul Popovich: K
Zoilo Versalles: S8.2-H;1-2
Don Drysdale: S8.2-H;1-2
Willie Crawford: S7.2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
Len Gabrielson: 9/9D

Bot 5

Roy Face: 13
Maury Wills: 9
Gene Alley: 7

Top 6

Willie Davis: 6/P
Tom Haller: W
Ron Fairly: 9
Bob Bailey: K

Bot 6

Matty Alou: S
Willie Stargell: 46(1)/FO
Donn Clendenon: K
Manny Mota: 43

Top 7

Paul Popovich: 43
Bart Shirley: K
Don Drysdale: HP
Willie Crawford: 7

Bot 7

Bill Mazeroski: 63
Chris Cannizzaro: K
Gary Kolb: S
Maury Wills: 7

Top 8

Len Gabrielson: S9
Willie Davis: 14/SH.1-2
Tom Haller: T8.2-H
Ron Fairly: FC6.3XH(62);B-1
Bob Bailey: 7

Bot 8

Gene Alley: W
Matty Alou: 36(1)/FO
Willie Stargell: S.1-2
Donn Clendenon: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Paul Popovich: 4/P
Bart Shirley: 9
Jim Brewer: 13

Bot 9

Manny Mota: W
Bill Mazeroski: S9.1-3
Chris Cannizzaro: S7.3-H;1-2
Manny Jimenez: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Maury Wills: 43

Notes & reviews

Pirates manager Larry Shepard ejected by 1B umpire Ed Vargo for claiming that Ron Fairly dropped throw completing the DP; Vargo said Fairly was in act of throwing after the catch
Don Drysdale struck on hand as the ball was coming at his head

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