Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 26, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1960 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn lf 5 0 0 0
Murphy cf 5 1 1 0
Banks ss 5 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 0 0
Altman rf 5 2 2 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 2
Kindall 2b 4 1 2 1
Tappe c 2 1 1 0
Cardwell p 3 0 0 0
  Morehead p 1 0 1 1
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 1 1 0 0
  Clemente ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 0 0 0
Skinner lf 5 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 4 1 3 1
Cimoli rf,cf 4 0 2 1
Burgess c 4 1 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 3 2
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Law p 4 1 2 0
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Chicago 000 104 020790
Pittsburgh 101 003 0005112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   5.1 7 5 5 5 2
  Morehead  W (1-6) 1.2 4 0 0 0 1
  Elston  SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
6
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (11-3) 8.0 9 7 4 3 4
  Face   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
4
4

  E–Skinner (3), Hoak (10).  DP–Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1.  3B–Pittsburgh Law (1,off Cardwell).  HR–Pittsburgh Nelson (2,3rd inning off Cardwell 0 on, 1 out); Hoak (6,6th inning off Cardwell 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Santo (1,off Law).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Cimoli (1,2nd base off Cardwell/Tappe).  WP–Morehead (4).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:46.  A–36,378.
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