Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1960 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 5 2 2 0
Groat ss 5 1 2 1
Clemente rf 5 2 3 3
Stuart 1b 5 1 3 1
Hoak 3b 4 1 1 1
Smith c 4 0 0 0
  Mejias pr 0 0 0 0
  Schofield 2b 1 1 1 0
Cimoli cf 5 1 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph,c 2 0 0 0
  Oldis c 0 0 0 0
Witt p 1 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 1 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Virdon ph 1 0 1 2
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 15 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 5 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 5 1 1 1
Banks ss 5 1 2 0
Moryn lf 3 2 3 1
  Altman 1b 1 0 0 0
Thomas 1b,lf 3 2 1 1
Will rf 4 0 2 3
Rice c 3 0 0 1
  Taylor S. ph 1 0 1 0
Zimmer 3b 1 1 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
Morehead p 3 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Pittsburgh 101 000 5029152
Chicago 312 010 0007102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   2.0 6 6 2 2 0
  Umbricht   4.0 3 1 1 3 1
  Green  W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Face  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
3
7
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead   6.1 9 6 6 3 3
  Elston   0.0 2 1 0 0 0
  Hobbie  L (2-3) 2.2 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
4
3

  E–Groat (4), Hoak (2), Ashburn (1), Banks (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Smith (1); Rice (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (5,off Morehead); Stuart (2,off Morehead), Chicago Will (3,off Witt); Thomas (3,off Witt); Moryn (2,off Umbricht); S Taylor (2,off Face).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (2,off Morehead); Virdon (1,off Hobbie).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (5,7th inning off Morehead 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Moryn (1,off Witt); Rice (1,off Umbricht).  IBB–Will (1,by Umbricht).  Team–10.  IBB–Umbricht (1,Will).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:02.  A–3,429.
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