Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1960 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 3 3 2 0
Callison rf 1 0 0 0
  Walters ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Dark 3b 4 1 1 1
Herrera 2b,1b,2b 5 0 1 1
Bouchee 1b 1 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph,2b 2 0 0 0
  Philley ph,1b 1 0 0 1
Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
  Post ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Koppe ss 3 0 1 0
Coker c 3 1 2 1
Simmons p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 2 0 1 0
  Mason p 1 0 0 0
  Curry ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 3 2 2 2
Groat ss 4 2 2 2
  Schofield ss 1 0 0 0
Clemente rf 5 2 3 0
Stuart 1b 5 1 3 2
Hoak 3b 1 0 1 0
Smith c 4 1 1 4
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Umbricht p 1 1 1 0
  Green p 3 2 2 1
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 15 11
Philadelphia 102 001 100580
Pittsburgh 210 341 00x11150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   0.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Robinson  L (0-1) 4.0 8 6 6 3 3
  Mason   3.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Meyer   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
8
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Umbricht   2.1 3 3 3 5 2
  Green  W (1-0) 3.2 4 2 2 3 4
  Face  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
8
10

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  3B–Philadelphia Herrera (1,off Umbricht), Pittsburgh Groat (1,off Simmons).  HR–Philadelphia Coker (1,6th inning off Green 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Smith (2,4th inning off Robinson 2 on, 1 out); Skinner (3,5th inning off Robinson 1 on, 0 out); Green (1,6th inning off Mason 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Hoak (1,off Robinson).  SF–Smith (1,off Mason).  IBB–Hoak (1,by Robinson); Skinner (1,by Robinson).  Team–12.  CS–Callison (1,3rd base by Umbricht/Smith).  SB–Virdon (2,2nd base off Robinson/Coker).  WP–Umbricht (3).  IBB–Robinson 2 (2,Hoak,Skinner).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:08.  A–9,451.
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