GAME LOG Philadelphia (N) @ Pittsburgh
Monday, 5/8/1968
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
CF Lou Brock:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (375 feet)
2B Pete Rose:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Willie Kirkland:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Ron Fairly:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Pedro Ramos
SS Tony Kubek:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Don Demeter:
Flies out to left field.
1B Pete Ward:
Flies out to deep center field.
Kubek tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Mack Jones:
SINGLES to right
T. Kubek scores.
LF Jim Small:
SINGLES to right
M. Jones to second.
M. Jones to third.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Bud Zipfel:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
3B Danny Cater:
Popped out to the third baseman.
P Pedro Ramos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Pedro Ramos
C Tim Talton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Tony Curry:
Strikes out looking.
P Joe Niekro:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
CF Lou Brock:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Pete Rose:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Torre:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Pedro Ramos
SS Tony Kubek:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Don Demeter:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Pete Ward:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Demeter out at 2nd base.
RF Mack Jones:
Flies out down the right field line.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
RF Ron Fairly:
Flies out to short right-center.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Bud Zipfel:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Pedro Ramos
LF Jim Small:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Strikes out swinging.
C Tim Talton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Small scores.
CF Tony Curry:
Hit by pitch.
P Joe Niekro:
SAC BUNT.
Talton advances to third.
Curry advances to second.
SS Tony Kubek:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
3B Danny Cater:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
P Pedro Ramos:
SAC BUNT.
Cater advances to second.
CF Lou Brock:
SINGLES to short left-center.
D. Cater to third.
Cater tries to score...
Small throws home...
Cater scores!
L. Brock to second.
2B Pete Rose:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Torre:
SINGLES to left
L. Brock to third.
L. Brock scores.
LF Willie Kirkland:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Torre scores.
RF Ron Fairly:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Pedro Ramos
3B Don Demeter:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Pete Ward:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Mack Jones:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (393 feet)
LF Jim Small:
Base on balls.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Bud Zipfel:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
3B Danny Cater:
SINGLES to center
B. Zipfel to second.
P Pedro Ramos:
SAC BUNT.
Zipfel advances to third.
Cater advances to second.
CF Lou Brock:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Pedro Ramos
C Tim Talton:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Tony Curry:
DOUBLES to deep left-center.
T. Talton to third.
Talton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Joe Niekro:
SAC BUNT.
Curry advances to third.
SS Tony Kubek:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Don Demeter:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
T. Curry scores.
1B Pete Ward:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (442 feet)
RF Mack Jones:
Hit by pitch.
New pitcher: Masanori Murakami.
LF Jim Small:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
2B Pete Rose:
New RF: Curt Flood.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Torre:
SINGLES to right
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Masanori Murakami
2B Felix Mantilla:
Base on balls.
C Tim Talton:
Strikes out looking.
CF Tony Curry:
Flies out to right-center.
P Joe Niekro:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
RF Ron Fairly:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
PH Willie Mccovey:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (428 feet)
1B Bud Zipfel:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Danny Cater:
SINGLES to center
PH Jim Landis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Chacon out at 2nd base.
CF Lou Brock:
SINGLES to left
J. Landis to second.
2B Pete Rose:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
J. Landis to third.
L. Brock to second.
J. Landis scores.
C Joe Torre:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
L. Brock to third.
P. Rose to second.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Masanori Murakami
New pitcher: Dale Willis.
SS Tony Kubek:
New 1B: Willie Mccovey.
New SS: Billy Consolo.
New 3B: Elio Chacon.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Don Demeter:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Pete Ward:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
RF Ron Fairly:
Flies out to center field.
1B Willie Mccovey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Billy Consolo:
SINGLES to center
3B Elio Chacon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dale Willis
RF Curt Flood:
Flies out to left field.
LF Jim Small:
Strikes out looking.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 10th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
PH George Thomas:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Lou Brock:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Jim Duckworth.
2B Pete Rose:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C Joe Torre:
SINGLES to right
P. Rose to second.
P. Rose to third.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Torre out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Dale Willis
New pitcher: Seth Morehead.
C Tim Talton:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
PH Mike Shannon:
SAC BUNT.
Javier advances to second.
PH Davey Johnson:
SINGLES to left
J. Javier to third.
Javier scores.
Johnson thrown out at second.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia (N) 7
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