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1968 – Dave Giusti tosses a two-hitter in a nail-biting 1-0 shutout in Cincinnati. The first hit, with two out in the eighth, is questionable after Pete Rose’s bloop escapes Jim Wynn’s glove. Vada Pinson later gets a clean double. Rusty Staub singles home Ron Davisfor the only run. 

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1968 – Dave Giusti tosses a two-hitter in a nail-biting 1-0 shutout in Cincinnati. The first hit, with two out in the eighth, is questionable after Pete Rose’s bloop escapes Jim Wynn’s glove. Vada Pinson later gets a clean double. Rusty Staub singles home Ron Davisfor the only run. 

Willie Stargell has 3 homers and just misses a 4th when his drive bounces off the bleacher railing for a double
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Willie Stargell has 3 homers and just misses a 4th when his drive bounces off the bleacher railing for a double

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With the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field‚ the Pirates come from 4 runs down to defeat the Cubs‚ 13 – 6. Willie Stargell has 3 homers and just misses a 4th when his drive bounces off the bleacher railing for a double. Willie adds a single for 15 total bases as he drives in 7 runs.