Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 23, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1963 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 4 1 1 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1
Banks 1b 4 1 1 1
Brock rf 4 2 2 1
Hubbs 2b 3 0 0 1
Schaffer c 3 1 1 3
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 1 0
Skinner lf 4 1 1 0
Stargell rf 4 1 3 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 3 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 0 0 0 0
  Plaskett ph,c 3 0 0 0
Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
  Elliot ph 1 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 1
Chicago 000 601 000791
Pittsburgh 000 010 010280
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (2-2) 9.0 8 2 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (1-2) 4.0 7 6 6 0 1
  Sturdivant   3.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Haddix   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
1
4

  E–Brock (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (4,off Haddix).  HR–Chicago Schaffer (1,4th inning off Cardwell 2 on, 2 out); Brock (1,6th inning off Sturdivant 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Jackson (1,off Sturdivant).  SF–Santo (1,off Cardwell); Hubbs (1,off Cardwell).  Team LOB–2.  WP–Jackson (1), Haddix (1).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:13.  A–968.
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