Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 26, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1960 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 0 0 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Cimoli lf 3 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 0
Friend p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 0 0 0
Cunningham 1b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 4 1 1 2
  James lf 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Moryn rf 4 1 4 0
Spencer ss 3 0 2 0
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas 2b 1 0 0 0
Smith c 2 0 2 1
Broglio p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Pittsburgh 000 010 000141
St. Louis 010 000 20x3111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (13-11) 8.0 11 3 3 4 4
Totals
8.0
11
3
3
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  W (16-6) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4

  E–Virdon (3), Spencer (28).  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak (17,off Broglio).  HR–St. Louis Musial (13,7th inning off Friend 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Virdon (4,off Broglio).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Smith 2 (12,by Friend 2); Cunningham (4,by Friend).  Team–12.  IBB–Friend 3 (10,Smith 2,Cunningham).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:27.  A–24,436.
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