Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1968 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Gabrielson lf 4 1 1 1
Haller c 4 1 1 0
Fairly rf 4 1 2 1
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 1 1
Popovich ss 2 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 1 0 0 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 5 0 1 1
Kolb rf 3 1 1 1
Stargell lf 4 0 2 0
Alou cf 4 1 2 1
Clendenon 1b 3 2 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 2
Alley ss 4 1 1 0
May c 2 0 1 1
Blass p 3 1 2 1
Totals 32 7 13 7
Los Angeles 000 000 201352
Pittsburgh 100 420 00x7131
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (3-7) 3.0 6 4 4 3 0
  Grant   4.0 7 3 1 0 1
  Aguirre   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
5
4
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (4-2) 9.0 5 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
4

  E–Lefebvre (3), Popovich (3), Alley (7).  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Los Angeles Haller (10,off Blass); Lefebvre (4,off Blass), Pittsburgh Stargell (9,off Grant).  HR–Los Angeles Gabrielson (4,9th inning off Blass 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Blass (1,off Aguirre).  Team–6.  SB–Wills (19,3rd base off Sutton/Haller).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:27.
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