Team Log Report -- 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
Regular season
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| Date | Gm# | # | | Opp | | Score | Inn | Starter | Win | Save | Loss | Rec | Pct | Strk |
| 4/10/1968 | 1 | | @ | Hou | L | 1-4 | | Bunning | Dierker | | Bunning | 0-1 | .000 | L1 |
| 4/11/1968 | 2 | | @ | SF | W | 6-1 | | Veale | Veale | | McCormick | 1-1 | .500 | W1 |
| 4/13/1968 | 3 | | @ | SF | L | 1-4 | | McBean | Perry,G | | McBean | 1-2 | .333 | L1 |
| 4/14/1968 | 4 | | @ | LAD | L | 3-5 | | Bunning | Osteen | | Bunning | 1-3 | .250 | L2 |
| 4/15/1968 | 5 | | @ | LAD | W | 1-0 | | Veale | Veale | | Singer | 2-3 | .400 | W1 |
| 4/17/1968 | 6 | | | Hou | L | 1-3 | | McBean | Lemaster | | McBean | 2-4 | .333 | L1 |
| 4/19/1968 | 7 | | | SF | L | 2-5 | | Bunning | Marichal | | Wickersham | 2-5 | .286 | L2 |
| 4/20/1968 | 8 | | | SF | W | 5-2 | | Veale | Veale | Face,R | Sadecki | 3-5 | .375 | W1 |
| 4/21/1968 | 9 | | | SF | W | 12-5 | | McBean | McBean | Kline | McCormick | 4-5 | .444 | W2 |
| 4/22/1968 | 10 | | | LAD | W | 4-3 | | Sisk | Kline | | Billingham | 5-5 | .500 | W3 |
| 4/24/1968 | 11 | | | LAD | L | 0-3 | | Bunning | Osteen | | Bunning | 5-6 | .455 | L1 |
| 4/26/1968 | 12 | | @ | StL | L | 2-3 | | Veale | Gibson,B | | Veale | 5-7 | .417 | L2 |
| 4/27/1968 | 13 | | @ | StL | L | 2-3 | | McBean | Briles | | McBean | 5-8 | .385 | L3 |
| 4/28/1968 | 14 | | @ | StL | L | 1-3 | | Sisk | Carlton | | Sisk | 5-9 | .357 | L4 |
| 4/29/1968 | 15 | | | ChC | W | 3-0 | | Blass | Blass | | Jenkins | 6-9 | .400 | W1 |
| 4/30/1968 | 16 | | | ChC | L | 2-5 | | Veale | Hands | | Veale | 6-10 | .375 | L1 |
| 5/1/1968 | 17 | | | ChC | W | 5-4 | | McBean | Face,R | | Regan,P | 7-10 | .412 | W1 |
| 5/2/1968 | 18 | | | ChC | W | 11-3 | | Bunning | Bunning | | Niekro,J | 8-10 | .444 | W2 |
| 5/3/1968 | 19 | | @ | Phi | W | 3-1 | 11 | Blass | Face,R | | Wagner,G | 9-10 | .474 | W3 |
| 5/4/1968 | 20 | | @ | Phi | L | 1-2 | | Sisk | Short,C | | Sisk | 9-11 | .450 | L1 |
| 5/5/1968 | 21 | | @ | Phi | W | 3-0 | | Walker | Walker | Face,R | Jackson,L | 10-11 | .476 | W1 |
| 5/6/1968 | 22 | | @ | Atl | L | 0-1 | | Bunning | Jarvis | | Bunning | 10-12 | .455 | L1 |
| 5/7/1968 | 23 | | @ | Atl | W | 5-2 | | McBean | McBean | Kline | Kelley | 11-12 | .478 | W1 |
| 5/8/1968 | 24 | | @ | Atl | L | 4-6 | | Blass | Upshaw | | Kline | 11-13 | .458 | L1 |
| 5/9/1968 | 25 | | @ | Atl | W | 6-5 | | Moose | Moose | Face,R | Reed | 12-13 | .480 | W1 |
| 5/10/1968 | 26 | | | Phi | W | 5-3 | | Veale | Veale | Face,R | Fryman | 13-13 | .500 | W2 |
| 5/12/1968 | 27 | | | Phi | W | 5-4 | | McBean | Pizarro,J | Kline | Wagner,G | 14-13 | .519 | W3 |
| 5/13/1968 | 28 | | | StL | W | 3-0 | | Bunning | Bunning | | Briles | 15-13 | .536 | W4 |
| 5/15/1968 | 29 | | | StL | L | 0-4 | | Blass | Carlton | | Blass | 15-14 | .517 | L1 |
| 5/16/1968 | 30 | | | StL | W | 8-1 | | Veale | Veale | | Washburn | 16-14 | .533 | W1 |
| 5/17/1968 | 31 | | | Cin | W | 5-4 | | McBean | Moose | | Abernathy | 17-14 | .548 | W2 |
| 5/18/1968 | 32 | | | Cin | L | 8-10 | | Bunning | McCool | | Kline | 17-15 | .531 | L1 |
| 5/19/1968 | 33 | | | Cin | W | 13-12 | | Blass | Sisk | Face,R | Davidson,T | 18-15 | .545 | W1 |
| 5/20/1968 | 34 | | @ | NYM | L | 1-2 | | Veale | Koosman | | Veale | 18-16 | .529 | L1 |
| 5/21/1968 | 35 | | @ | NYM | W | 5-2 | 17 | McBean | Moose | Face,R | Frisella | 19-16 | .543 | W1 |
| 5/22/1968 | 36 | | @ | ChC | L | 0-2 | | Bunning | Niekro,J | | Bunning | 19-17 | .528 | L1 |
| 5/24/1968 | 37 | | @ | Cin | W | 13-3 | | Blass | Blass | | Culver | 20-17 | .541 | W1 |
| 5/25/1968 | 38 | | @ | Cin | L | 1-2 | 12 | Veale | Abernathy | | Wickersham | 20-18 | .526 | L1 |
| 5/30/1968 | 39 | 1 | | NYM | L | 3-8 | | Bunning | Koosman | | Bunning | 20-19 | .513 | L2 |
| 5/30/1968 | 40 | 2 | | NYM | W | 5-1 | | Veale | Veale | Kline | Selma | 21-19 | .525 | W1 |
| 5/31/1968 | 41 | | | Atl | W | 2-1 | | McBean | McBean | Face,R | Niekro,P | 22-19 | .537 | W2 |
| 6/2/1968 | 42 | 1 | | Atl | W | 6-3 | | Sisk | Moose | Face,R | Upshaw | 23-19 | .548 | W3 |
| 6/2/1968 | 43 | 2 | | Atl | W | 3-2 | | Blass | Walker | | Jarvis | 24-19 | .558 | W4 |
| 6/3/1968 | 44 | | @ | LAD | W | 9-4 | | Veale | Veale | Kline | Osteen | 25-19 | .568 | W5 |
| 6/4/1968 | 45 | | @ | LAD | L | 0-5 | | Bunning | Drysdale | | Bunning | 25-20 | .556 | L1 |
| 6/5/1968 | 46 | | @ | LAD | W | 1-0 | | McBean | McBean | Face,R | Singer | 26-20 | .565 | W1 |
| 6/6/1968 | 47 | | @ | LAD | L | 0-4 | | Sisk | Sutton | | Sisk | 26-21 | .553 | L1 |
| 6/7/1968 | 48 | | @ | Hou | W | 3-0 | | Blass | Blass | | Giusti | 27-21 | .563 | W1 |
| 6/8/1968 | 49 | | @ | Hou | L | 3-4 | 10 | Bunning | Ray | | Walker | 27-22 | .551 | L1 |
| 6/9/1968 | 50 | | @ | Hou | W | 2-0 | | Moose | Moose | | Cuellar | 28-22 | .560 | W1 |
| 6/10/1968 | 51 | | @ | SF | W | 4-3 | | Veale | Face,R | Kline | Marichal | 29-22 | .569 | W2 |
| 6/11/1968 | 52 | | @ | SF | L | 2-3 | 11 | Blass | Linzy | | Pizarro,J | 29-23 | .558 | L1 |
| 6/12/1968 | 53 | | @ | SF | L | 10-12 | | Bunning | Bolin | | Bunning | 29-24 | .547 | L2 |
| 6/13/1968 | 54 | | @ | SF | L | 0-1 | | McBean | Perry,G | | McBean | 29-25 | .537 | L3 |
| 6/14/1968 | 55 | | | Hou | L | 1-2 | | Moose | Lemaster | | Moose | 29-26 | .527 | L4 |
| 6/15/1968 | 56 | | | Hou | W | 10-1 | | Veale | Veale | | Wilson,D | 30-26 | .536 | W1 |
| 6/16/1968 | 57 | 1 | | Hou | W | 5-4 | 16 | Blass | Walker | | Blasingame | 31-26 | .544 | W2 |
| 6/16/1968 | 58 | 2 | | Hou | W | 5-4 | | Sisk | Ellis,D | | Ray | 32-26 | .552 | W3 |
| 6/17/1968 | 59 | | | Hou | W | 2-1 | | McBean | McBean | Face,R | Giusti | 33-26 | .559 | W4 |
| 6/18/1968 | 60 | | | LAD | W | 3-2 | | Moose | Moose | | Drysdale | 34-26 | .567 | W5 |
| 6/19/1968 | 61 | | | LAD | W | 11-2 | | Veale | Veale | | Singer | 35-26 | .574 | W6 |
| 6/20/1968 | 62 | 1 | | LAD | L | 3-4 | | Blass | Sutton | | Blass | 35-27 | .565 | L1 |
| 6/20/1968 | 63 | 2 | | LAD | L | 1-5 | | Sisk | Kekich | | Sisk | 35-28 | .556 | L2 |
| 6/21/1968 | 64 | | | SF | L | 3-4 | | McBean | Linzy | | Ellis,D | 35-29 | .547 | L3 |
| 6/22/1968 | 65 | | | SF | L | 3-7 | | Moose | McCormick | | Moose | 35-30 | .538 | L4 |
| 6/23/1968 | 66 | | | SF | W | 11-4 | | Bunning | Bunning | | Marichal | 36-30 | .545 | W1 |
| 6/25/1968 | 67 | | @ | StL | W | 3-2 | | Veale | Veale | Face,R | Carlton | 37-30 | .552 | W2 |
| 6/26/1968 | 68 | 1 | @ | StL | L | 2-5 | | McBean | Gibson,B | | McBean | 37-31 | .544 | L1 |
| 6/26/1968 | 69 | 2 | @ | StL | L | 8-9 | 12 | Blass | Granger | | Walker | 37-32 | .536 | L2 |
| 6/28/1968 | 70 | | @ | Phi | W | 8-1 | | Bunning | Bunning | Kline | Fryman | 38-32 | .543 | W1 |
| 6/29/1968 | 71 | | @ | Phi | W | 3-2 | | Moose | Moose | Face,R | Jackson,L | 39-32 | .549 | W2 |
| 6/30/1968 | 72 | | @ | Phi | W | 6-1 | | Veale | Veale | Walker | James,J | 40-32 | .556 | W3 |
| 7/2/1968 | 73 | | @ | NYM | L | 2-7 | | McBean | Selma | | McBean | 40-33 | .548 | L1 |
| 7/3/1968 | 74 | | @ | NYM | L | 0-9 | | Blass | Ryan,N | | Blass | 40-34 | .541 | L2 |
| 7/4/1968 | 75 | 1 | @ | NYM | L | 2-5 | | Moose | Koosman | | Moose | 40-35 | .533 | L3 |
| 7/4/1968 | 76 | 2 | @ | NYM | W | 3-2 | | Bunning | Bunning | Face,R | Cardwell | 41-35 | .539 | W1 |
| 7/5/1968 | 77 | | @ | ChC | W | 3-1 | | Veale | Veale | | Nye | 42-35 | .545 | W2 |
| 7/6/1968 | 78 | 1 | @ | ChC | W | 3-1 | | Walker | Walker | Kline | Jenkins | 43-35 | .551 | W3 |
| 7/6/1968 | 79 | 2 | @ | ChC | W | 9-5 | | Sisk | Henry,B | | Regan,P | 44-35 | .557 | W4 |
| 7/7/1968 | 80 | 1 | @ | ChC | L | 1-7 | | Blass | Holtzman | | Blass | 44-36 | .550 | L1 |
| 7/7/1968 | 81 | 2 | @ | ChC | W | 7-5 | | McBean | Ellis,D | Kline | Hands | 45-36 | .556 | W1 |
| 7/11/1968 | 82 | 1 | | Phi | W | 3-1 | | Veale | Veale | | Jackson,L | 46-36 | .561 | W2 |
| 7/11/1968 | 83 | 2 | | Phi | W | 2-0 | | Moose | Moose | Face,R | Short,C | 47-36 | .566 | W3 |
| 7/12/1968 | 84 | | | Phi | W | 9-1 | | Bunning | Bunning | | James,J | 48-36 | .571 | W4 |
| 7/13/1968 | 85 | | | Phi | W | 8-1 | | Blass | Blass | | Fryman | 49-36 | .576 | W5 |
| 7/14/1968 | 86 | | | ChC | W | 6-4 | | McBean | McBean | Face,R | Niekro,J | 50-36 | .581 | W6 |
| 7/15/1968 | 87 | | | ChC | L | 4-9 | | Moose | Jenkins | | Moose | 50-37 | .575 | L1 |
| 7/16/1968 | 88 | | | NYM | W | 4-3 | | Veale | Kline | | Koonce | 51-37 | .580 | W1 |
| 7/17/1968 | 89 | 1 | | NYM | L | 6-7 | | Blass | Koosman | | Blass | 51-38 | .573 | L1 |
| 7/17/1968 | 90 | 2 | | NYM | L | 0-9 | | Sisk | Cardwell | | Sisk | 51-39 | .567 | L2 |
| 7/18/1968 | 91 | | | NYM | L | 2-6 | | McBean | Seaver | | McBean | 51-40 | .560 | L3 |
| 7/19/1968 | 92 | | @ | Atl | W | 4-0 | | Moose | Moose | | Reed | 52-40 | .565 | W1 |
| 7/20/1968 | 93 | | @ | Atl | W | 7-6 | | Veale | Face,R | Walker | Upshaw | 53-40 | .570 | W2 |
| 7/21/1968 | 94 | | @ | Atl | L | 2-4 | | Blass | Pappas,M | | Blass | 53-41 | .564 | L1 |
| 7/23/1968 | 95 | | | Cin | L | 3-7 | | McBean | Maloney | | McBean | 53-42 | .558 | L2 |
| 7/25/1968 | 96 | | | Cin | W | 10-6 | | Veale | Walker | Face,R | Abernathy | 54-42 | .563 | W1 |
| 7/26/1968 | 97 | 1 | | StL | W | 5-1 | 10 | Blass | Blass | | Briles | 55-42 | .567 | W2 |
| 7/26/1968 | 98 | 2 | | StL | L | 0-6 | | Bunning | Nelson,M | | Bunning | 55-43 | .561 | L1 |
| 7/27/1968 | 99 | | | StL | W | 5-2 | | Moose | Moose | Face,R | Carlton | 56-43 | .566 | W1 |
| 7/28/1968 | 100 | | | StL | L | 3-8 | | McBean | Jaster | | McBean | 56-44 | .560 | L1 |
| 7/29/1968 | 101 | | | Atl | W | 4-0 | | Veale | Veale | | Reed | 57-44 | .564 | W1 |
| 7/30/1968 | 102 | 1 | | Atl | W | 4-3 | | Blass | Blass | Kline | Johnson,K | 58-44 | .569 | W2 |
| 7/30/1968 | 103 | 2 | | Atl | L | 1-6 | | Bunning | Niekro,P | | Bunning | 58-45 | .563 | L1 |
| 7/31/1968 | 104 | 1 | @ | Cin | L | 0-1 | | Moose | Arrigo | | Moose | 58-46 | .558 | L2 |
| 7/31/1968 | 105 | 2 | @ | Cin | W | 7-5 | | Ellis,D | Kline | Face,R | Carroll,C | 59-46 | .562 | W1 |
| 8/1/1968 | 106 | | @ | Cin | W | 9-3 | | Sisk | Walker | | Abernathy | 60-46 | .566 | W2 |
| 8/2/1968 | 107 | | @ | SF | L | 4-5 | | McBean | Linzy | | Kline | 60-47 | .561 | L1 |
| 8/3/1968 | 108 | | @ | SF | W | 5-1 | | Veale | Veale | Face,R | Sadecki | 61-47 | .565 | W1 |
| 8/4/1968 | 109 | | @ | SF | W | 4-1 | | Bunning | Bunning | Kline | Bolin | 62-47 | .569 | W2 |
| 8/5/1968 | 110 | | @ | LAD | W | 2-1 | | Blass | Blass | Face,R | Billingham | 63-47 | .573 | W3 |
| 8/6/1968 | 111 | | @ | LAD | W | 5-0 | | Moose | Moose | | Drysdale | 64-47 | .577 | W4 |
| 8/7/1968 | 112 | | @ | LAD | L | 2-3 | | McBean | Sutton | | McBean | 64-48 | .571 | L1 |
| 8/8/1968 | 113 | | @ | Hou | W | 6-1 | | Veale | Veale | | Cuellar | 65-48 | .575 | W1 |
| 8/9/1968 | 114 | | @ | Hou | W | 3-2 | 10 | Bunning | Kline | | Shea | 66-48 | .579 | W2 |
| 8/10/1968 | 115 | 1 | @ | Hou | L | 5-10 | | Blass | Buzhardt | | Blass | 66-49 | .574 | L1 |
| 8/10/1968 | 116 | 2 | @ | Hou | W | 5-2 | | McBean | McBean | Face,R | Giusti | 67-49 | .578 | W1 |
| 8/11/1968 | 117 | | @ | Hou | W | 6-1 | | Sisk | Sisk | | Dierker | 68-49 | .581 | W2 |
| 8/13/1968 | 118 | | | SF | L | 1-2 | | Veale | Marichal | | Veale | 68-50 | .576 | L1 |
| 8/14/1968 | 119 | | | SF | L | 1-2 | | Ellis,D | Perry,G | | Ellis,D | 68-51 | .571 | L2 |
| 8/15/1968 | 120 | | | SF | L | 3-6 | | Blass | Bolin | | Blass | 68-52 | .567 | L3 |
| 8/16/1968 | 121 | | | LAD | L | 2-4 | | McBean | Drysdale | | McBean | 68-53 | .562 | L4 |
| 8/17/1968 | 122 | | | LAD | W | 7-4 | | Moose | Moose | Walker | Kekich | 69-53 | .566 | W1 |
| 8/18/1968 | 123 | | | LAD | L | 3-5 | | Veale | Sutton | | Veale | 69-54 | .561 | L1 |
| 8/19/1968 | 124 | | @ | Cin | W | 8-3 | | Bunning | Bunning | Kline | Arrigo | 70-54 | .565 | W1 |
| 8/20/1968 | 125 | | @ | Cin | W | 7-3 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | Kline | Ritchie | 71-54 | .568 | W2 |
| 8/21/1968 | 126 | | @ | Cin | L | 0-3 | | Blass | Maloney | | Blass | 71-55 | .563 | L1 |
| 8/22/1968 | 127 | | @ | Cin | L | 3-5 | | McBean | Cloninger,T | | McBean | 71-56 | .559 | L2 |
| 8/23/1968 | 128 | | @ | StL | W | 7-3 | | Veale | Veale | Face,R | Washburn | 72-56 | .563 | W1 |
| 8/24/1968 | 129 | | @ | StL | L | 1-2 | 11 | Moose | Gibson,B | | Kline | 72-57 | .558 | L1 |
| 8/25/1968 | 130 | | @ | StL | W | 2-0 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | | Briles | 73-57 | .562 | W1 |
| 8/26/1968 | 131 | | @ | Atl | W | 7-0 | | Blass | Blass | | Pappas,M | 74-57 | .565 | W2 |
| 8/27/1968 | 132 | | @ | Atl | W | 3-0 | | Bunning | Bunning | | Reed | 75-57 | .568 | W3 |
| 8/28/1968 | 133 | | | StL | L | 0-7 | | Veale | Gibson,B | | Veale | 75-58 | .564 | L1 |
| 8/29/1968 | 134 | | | StL | L | 2-4 | | Moose | Washburn | | Moose | 75-59 | .560 | L2 |
| 8/30/1968 | 135 | | | Atl | W | 2-1 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | Sisk | Pappas,M | 76-59 | .563 | W1 |
| 8/31/1968 | 136 | | | Atl | L | 3-6 | | Blass | Reed | | Blass | 76-60 | .559 | L1 |
| 9/1/1968 | 137 | | | Atl | L | 2-5 | | Bunning | Jarvis | | Bunning | 76-61 | .555 | L2 |
| 9/2/1968 | 138 | 1 | | Hou | L | 1-2 | | Veale | Cuellar | | Veale | 76-62 | .551 | L3 |
| 9/2/1968 | 139 | 2 | | Hou | L | 4-6 | | Moose | Giusti | | Kline | 76-63 | .547 | L4 |
| 9/3/1968 | 140 | | | Hou | L | 2-4 | 11 | Ellis,D | Dierker | | McBean | 76-64 | .543 | L5 |
| 9/6/1968 | 141 | | | NYM | L | 6-7 | 11 | Blass | Ryan,N | | McBean | 76-65 | .539 | L6 |
| 9/7/1968 | 142 | | | NYM | L | 3-7 | | Bunning | Koosman | | Bunning | 76-66 | .535 | L7 |
| 9/8/1968 | 143 | | | NYM | W | 4-3 | 11 | Veale | McBean | | Shaw | 77-66 | .538 | W1 |
| 9/9/1968 | 144 | | | Phi | L | 2-3 | | Moose | Jackson,L | | Moose | 77-67 | .535 | L1 |
| 9/11/1968 | 145 | 1 | | Phi | W | 1-0 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | | Jackson,G | 78-67 | .538 | W1 |
| 9/11/1968 | 146 | 2 | | Phi | W | 10-3 | | Blass | Blass | | Wise | 79-67 | .541 | W2 |
| 9/13/1968 | 147 | | @ | NYM | L | 4-6 | | Moose | Koosman | | Moose | 79-68 | .537 | L1 |
| 9/14/1968 | 148 | | @ | NYM | L | 2-4 | | Veale | Seaver | | Veale | 79-69 | .534 | L2 |
| 9/15/1968 | 149 | | @ | NYM | L | 2-5 | | Blass | Cardwell | | Blass | 79-70 | .530 | L3 |
| 9/16/1968 | 150 | | @ | Phi | W | 8-7 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | Walker | Wagner,G | 80-70 | .533 | W1 |
| 9/17/1968 | 151 | | @ | Phi | W | 1-0 | | Moose | Moose | | Short,C | 81-70 | .536 | W2 |
| 9/18/1968 | 152 | | @ | Phi | W | 9-2 | | Veale | Veale | | Johnson,J | 82-70 | .539 | W3 |
| 9/20/1968 | 153 | | | ChC | L | 6-7 | | Blass | Jenkins | | Blass | 82-71 | .536 | L1 |
| 9/21/1968 | 154 | | | ChC | W | 2-0 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | | Niekro,J | 83-71 | .539 | W1 |
| 9/22/1968 | 155 | | | ChC | W | 5-4 | | Moose | Moose | Kline | Holtzman | 84-71 | .542 | W2 |
| 9/23/1968 | 156 | 1 | | Cin | W | 3-2 | | McBean | Dal Canton | | Abernathy | 85-71 | .545 | W3 |
| 9/23/1968 | 157 | 2 | | Cin | L | 1-4 | | Bunning | Carroll,C | | Bunning | 85-72 | .541 | L1 |
| 9/24/1968 | 158 | | | Cin | W | 4-1 | | Blass | Blass | | Nolan | 86-72 | .544 | W1 |
| 9/25/1968 | 159 | | | Cin | W | 2-1 | | Ellis,D | Ellis,D | | Maloney | 87-72 | .547 | W2 |
| 9/27/1968 | 160 | | @ | ChC | L | 3-4 | | Moose | Regan,P | | Dal Canton | 87-73 | .544 | L1 |
| 9/28/1968 | 161 | | @ | ChC | L | 2-7 | | Blass | Jenkins | | Blass | 87-74 | .540 | L2 |
| 9/29/1968 | 162 | | @ | ChC | L | 4-7 | | Veale | Hands | | Veale | 87-75 | .537 | L3 |