Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1960 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 4 1
Walls 3b 4 1 0 0
  Lepcio 3b 0 0 0 0
Callison lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 1
Herrera 1b 3 0 0 0
Walters rf 4 0 0 0
Coker c 4 0 1 0
Amaro ss 4 1 2 0
Mahaffey p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 0 2 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
Nelson 1b 3 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 3 1 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 3 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Law p 2 0 0 0
  Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Philadelphia 200 100 000371
Pittsburgh 010 000 010292
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W (5-0) 9.0 9 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (19-6) 6.0 6 3 1 2 4
  Face   3.0 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
2
9

  E–Amaro (13), Groat (24), Hoak (22).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Burgess (13,off Mahaffey); Hoak (18,off Mahaffey).  SH–Mahaffey (4,off Law).  HBP–Gonzalez (4,by Law).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Burgess (4,off Mahaffey).  Team–9.  CS–Taylor (9,2nd base by Face/Burgess).  HBP–Law (3,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:28.  A–18,487.
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