Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
July 5, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1960 at County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Milwaukee Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 2 0
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Skinner lf 4 1 2 0
Nelson 1b 5 2 2 3
Cimoli rf 5 0 0 0
Smith c 2 0 0 0
  Christopher pr 0 1 0 0
  Oldis c 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 1 2 2
Mazeroski 2b 1 0 0 0
  Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield 2b 1 0 0 0
Law p 2 0 1 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 1 1 0
Crandall c 3 0 1 2
Mathews 3b 5 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 1
Covington lf 4 0 0 0
  Mantilla lf 1 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 5 0 2 1
Logan ss 4 1 2 0
Cottier 2b 3 0 0 0
  Dark ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Willey p 3 1 2 0
  Haas ph 0 0 0 0
  Jay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 003 25100
Milwaukee 000 010 011 1490
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   7.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Green   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Face   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Gibbon   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Giel  W (2-0) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Friend  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey   9.0 8 3 3 4 7
  Jay  L (2-5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Milwaukee 2.  3B–Milwaukee Willey (1,off Law).  HR–Pittsburgh Nelson 2 (5,9th inning off Willey 0 on, 0 out,10th inning off Jay 1 on, 2 out); Hoak (7,9th inning off Willey 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Crandall (8,off Law); Aaron (7,off Green).  HBP–Crandall (3,by Green).  Team–9.  CS–Skinner (5,2nd base by Willey/Crandall).  WP–Giel 2 (4).  HBP–Green (1,Crandall).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:14.  A–24,479.
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