Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 27, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 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 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 4 1
Harper lf 3 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
  Keough cf 0 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson rf 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 0 0
Boros 3b 3 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 1 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 1 2 2
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Lynch lf 3 0 1 0
  Mota ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati 000 011 000280
Pittsburgh 000 000 04x481
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (3-5) 7.0 7 3 3 2 1
  Henry   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   7.0 7 2 2 3 5
  McBean  W (3-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6

  E–Schofield (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Edwards (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Pagliaroni (3,off Purkey); Lynch (4,off Purkey); Virdon (4,off Purkey); Clemente (21,off Purkey).  HR–Cincinnati Robinson (14,6th inning off Blass 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Mota (2,8th inning off Henry 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Purkey (5,off Blass).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  T–2:15.  A–8,460.
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