Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
September 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
  Savage ph 0 0 0 0
  Parker ph,1b 3 1 1 2
Davis cf 5 1 2 0
Haller c 2 0 1 2
Gabrielson rf,lf 4 1 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Fairly 1b,rf 5 0 1 1
Lefebvre 2b 5 1 2 0
  Shirley 2b 0 0 0 0
Sudakis 3b 4 2 3 0
Popovich ss 2 1 1 0
Kekich p 2 0 0 0
  Boyer ph 0 0 0 1
  Purdin p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Fairey ph,lf 2 1 2 1
Totals 36 8 13 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 1 0
Beauchamp cf 2 0 0 0
  Pinson ph,cf 3 0 1 1
Johnson lf 5 1 1 0
Perez 3b 4 1 1 0
May 1b 4 2 2 1
Helms 2b 3 1 1 1
  Ruiz 2b 1 0 1 1
Corrales c 2 0 0 0
  Bench ph,c 1 0 0 0
Woodward ss 3 0 2 1
Cloninger p 0 0 0 0
  McGinn p 2 0 0 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph 1 0 1 0
  Queen pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
Los Angeles 100 001 0518131
Cincinnati 000 014 0106113
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich   5.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Purdin   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Billingham  W (3-0) 1.2 2 1 0 1 1
  Brewer  SV (10) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger   1.2 2 1 1 3 1
  McGinn   3.2 4 1 1 4 2
  Carroll  L (6-7) 2.1 5 5 4 1 1
  Ritchie   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Abernathy   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
8
5

  E–Davis (9), Pinson (5), A Johnson (13), Perez (22).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Los Angeles Sudakis 2 (2,off Cloninger,off Ritchie); Lefebvre (8,off McGinn), Cincinnati Pinson (25,off Purdin); May (29,off Brewer).  HR–Cincinnati Helms (2,5th inning off Kekich 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Popovich (8,off Ritchie).  SF–Haller (6,off Carroll).  HBP–Haller (1,by Carroll).  IBB–Popovich (2,by McGinn); Bench (8,by Billingham).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  SB–Davis (31,2nd base off Cloninger/Corrales).  CS–Haller (3,3rd base by Cloninger/Corrales); A Johnson (6,2nd base by Kekich/Haller).  WP–Purdin (3), Ritchie (3).  HBP–Carroll (5,Haller).  IBB–Billingham (9,Bench); McGinn (1,Popovich).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–3:17.  A–7,986.
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