Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1964 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Harper lf 5 1 0 0
Pinson cf 5 0 1 1
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 2 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 2 0
Boros 3b 2 0 1 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
Maloney p 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Burgess c 2 1 1 0
Freese 3b 2 1 1 2
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Gibbon p 3 0 2 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Cincinnati 001 100 000281
Pittsburgh 000 020 01x361
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  L (2-4) 8.0 6 3 2 4 7
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  W (2-1) 8.1 7 2 2 6 3
  McBean  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
6
3

  E–Johnson (3), Gibbon (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (7,off Gibbon); Pinson (3,off Gibbon).  HR–Pittsburgh Freese (4,5th inning off Maloney 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Edwards (1,off Gibbon); Stargell (1,off Maloney); Burgess (1,off Maloney).  HBP–Robinson (2,by Gibbon).  IBB–Boros (1,by Gibbon); Edwards (1,by Gibbon); Freese (2,by Maloney).  Team LOB–13.  Team–8.  SB–Maloney (1,2nd base off Gibbon/Burgess).  WP–Gibbon (3).  HBP–Gibbon (1,Robinson).  IBB–Maloney (2,Freese); Gibbon 2 (4,Boros,Edwards).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:25.  A–5,811.
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