Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 5 1 0 0
Alou cf 5 1 1 0
Stargell lf 5 0 3 2
Clemente rf 4 0 3 1
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
May c 3 0 1 0
Moose p 3 0 1 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kolb pr 0 1 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Fairey rf 5 0 0 0
Gabrielson lf 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 2 0
Haller c 2 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 3 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Shirley 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Versalles ss 3 0 1 0
  Popovich 2b 1 0 0 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 8 0
Pittsburgh 100 000 0034111
Los Angeles 000 010 000183
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (5-8) 8.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Kline  SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (12-10) 9.0 11 4 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
11
4
0
2
5

  E–Alley (14), Fairey (3), Drysdale 2 (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Haller (10).  2B–Los Angeles Shirley (1,off Moose).  SH–Haller (1,off Moose); Drysdale (4,off Moose).  Team–9.  CS–Wills (16,2nd base by Drysdale/Haller).  SB–Davis (22,2nd base off Moose/May).  WP–Moose (2).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:36.  A–15,732.
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