Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1964 at Wrigley 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 0 1 0
Lynch lf 4 0 0 1
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
Veale p 2 0 1 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Butters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart ss 3 1 0 0
Brock rf 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 1
Santo 3b 2 1 0 0
Banks 1b 2 1 0 1
Amalfitano 2b 3 1 1 4
Bertell c 4 0 0 0
Cowan cf 3 0 0 0
Buhl p 2 1 0 0
Totals 27 7 4 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 001150
Chicago 000 006 01x740
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (5-4) 5.2 2 4 4 3 8
  Face   1.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Butters   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
4
7
7
6
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (7-3) 9.0 5 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (16,off Buhl).  HR–Chicago Amalfitano (2,6th inning off Face 3 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Banks (3,off Butters).  IBB–Banks (5,by Face).  Team–3.  SB–Brock 2 (9,2nd base off Butters/Pagliaroni,3rd base off Butters/Pagliaroni).  WP–Veale 2 (8).  IBB–Face (3,Banks).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:04.  A–7,575.
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