Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 17, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1960 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 2 1 0
Bell lf 5 1 2 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 2
Walls rf 3 1 2 1
Bailey c 5 1 1 1
Martin 2b 4 0 3 1
Kasko 3b 4 0 1 0
Newcombe p 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 2 0 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Wieand p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 14 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 1 1 0
Skinner lf 5 1 2 2
Stuart 1b 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 0 2 0
  Christopher pr 0 1 0 0
Virdon cf 4 1 3 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 1
Daniels p 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Kravitz ph 1 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 1 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 1 1 3
Totals 36 6 11 6
Cincinnati 102 020 0005141
Pittsburgh 000 000 0066110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe   4.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Sanchez   4.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Henry   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Wieand  L (0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
6
6
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels   2.0 7 3 3 1 0
  Green   2.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Gross   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Witt   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon  W (1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
3
1

  E–Bailey (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Martin (4,off Daniels); Bailey (2,off Gross).  HR–Pittsburgh Smith (1,9th inning off Henry 2 on, 1 out); Skinner (1,9th inning off Wieand 1 on, 2 out).  SH–McMillan (1,off Witt).  SF–Robinson (1,off Daniels).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  SB–Pinson (2,2nd base off Witt/Burgess); Skinner (1,2nd base off Newcombe/Bailey).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:40.  A–16,196.
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