Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
July 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 12

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 2
Pena ss 5 0 2 1
Gonzalez cf 5 0 0 0
Allen lf 5 1 1 0
Callison rf 4 0 2 0
Briggs 1b 5 2 2 2
Taylor 3b 1 2 1 0
Ryan c 3 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Dalrymple c 2 0 1 1
Totals 37 6 11 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 5 1 2 1
Helms 2b 5 0 2 1
May rf 5 1 2 1
Perez 3b 5 0 0 0
Bench c 4 2 2 0
  Corrales c 1 0 0 0
Beauchamp cf 3 2 1 2
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Pavletich 1b 3 2 2 1
Cardenas ss 3 2 3 3
Cloninger p 3 1 1 2
  Pinson ph,cf 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 11
Philadelphia 020 020 0206110
Cincinnati 024 020 40x12150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (9-9) 4.0 10 7 7 0 1
  James   3.0 5 5 5 2 2
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (2-5) 7.0 8 4 4 3 5
  Abernathy  SV (11) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
7

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (17,off Cloninger); Allen (10,off Cloninger); Dalrymple (9,off Abernathy), Cincinnati Helms (22,off Short); May (16,off Short); Bench (24,off Short); Pavletich (2,off James); Cardenas (6,off James).  3B–Cincinnati Cardenas (1,off Short).  HR–Philadelphia Briggs (5,5th inning off Cloninger 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Cloninger (2,2nd inning off Short 1 on, 2 out); May (11,3rd inning off Short 0 on, 1 out); Beauchamp (1,3rd inning off Short 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Rojas (1,off Abernathy); Cardenas (3,off James).  IBB–Taylor (6,by Cloninger); Pinson (6,by James).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Pavletich (1,by Short).  Team–6.  SB–Taylor (12,2nd base off Cloninger/Bench).  WP–James (2).  HBP–Short (6,Pavletich).  IBB–James (2,Pinson); Cloninger (6,Taylor).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:51.  A–10,885.
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