Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1960 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko 2b 7 0 2 0
Pinson cf 6 1 1 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Post rf 7 0 0 0
Bailey c 6 0 1 1
Alvarez 1b 6 1 1 0
  Coleman 1b 1 0 0 0
Cook 3b 7 1 2 0
McMillan ss 6 0 3 1
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  McLish p 1 0 0 0
Totals 56 3 11 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Christopher cf 7 1 5 0
Skinner lf 6 0 1 0
Clemente rf 7 1 1 0
Stuart 1b 8 1 2 3
  Cimoli pr 0 1 0 0
Oldis c 6 0 1 0
  Groat pr 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 2 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 2 0 1 0
  Baker 3b 5 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 1 0
Barone ss 5 0 0 0
  Burgess ph,c 0 0 0 0
Cheney p 3 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivo p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Umbricht p 0 0 0 0
  Virdon ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
Totals 60 4 15 4
Cincinnati 000 100 200 000 000 03111
Pittsburgh 300 000 000 000 000 14151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   6.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Pena   4.0 3 0 0 1 2
  McLish  L (4-14) 5.1 6 1 1 4 3
Totals
15.1
15
4
4
6
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cheney   9.0 7 3 3 4 9
  Olivo   4.0 2 0 0 1 6
  Umbricht   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Green  W (8-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
16.0
11
3
3
5
19

  E–McMillan (19), Hoak (24).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati McMillan (12,off Cheney), Pittsburgh Oldis (1,off McLish); Stuart (17,off McLish).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (23,1st inning off Purkey 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Skinner (5,off McLish); Mazeroski (4,off McLish).  IBB–Mazeroski (15,by McLish); Burgess 2 (12,by McLish 2).  Team–18.  SB–Pinson (32,2nd base off Cheney/Oldis).  CS–Robinson (7,2nd base by Cheney/Oldis); Kasko (8,2nd base by Umbricht/Burgess).  WP–McLish (5), Cheney (1).  IBB–McLish 3 (9,Mazeroski,Burgess 2).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–4:02.  A–22,162.
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