Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
July 6, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1960 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Groat ss 3 1 0 1
Skinner lf 4 1 1 4
Nelson 1b 3 0 0 0
Cimoli rf 4 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Cheney p 2 0 1 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Giel p 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 5 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko 3b 3 0 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Post lf 3 0 0 0
Anderson 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 1 1 1
McMillan ss 4 0 2 0
Martin 2b 4 0 2 0
Purkey p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 050551
Cincinnati 001 000 001271
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cheney  W (1-1) 7.0 5 1 1 4 6
  Giel   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Face  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (8-4) 7.1 3 4 4 3 5
  Henry   1.2 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
3
8

  E–Mazeroski (7), Martin (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Cincinnati McMillan (3,off Cheney).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (11,8th inning off Henry 3 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Bell (6,3rd inning off Cheney 0 on, 2 out); Bailey (8,9th inning off Giel 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Nelson (2,by Henry).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Virdon (6,2nd base off Purkey/Bailey).  CS–Kasko (7,2nd base by Cheney/Smith).  HBP–Henry (2,Nelson).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:35.  A–12,292.
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