Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1964 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 4 1 1 0
Burke rf 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 1 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 2
Cowan cf 4 0 0 0
Schaffer c 4 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Bertell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey ss 4 1 2 3
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 3 0 1 0
  Mota pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 1 2 2
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
Veale p 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Chicago 200 000 000272
Pittsburgh 000 032 00x590
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (8-5) 6.0 8 5 5 0 3
  McDaniel   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
0
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (13-8) 9.0 7 2 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
11

  E–Amalfitano (11), Schaffer (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (22,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Bailey (8,5th inning off L Burdette 2 on, 2 out); Freese (7,6th inning off L Burdette 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Veale (5,off McDaniel); Mota (10,off McDaniel).  Team–4.  CS–Santo (4,Home by Veale/Pagliaroni).  WP–Veale (14).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:13.  A–6,845.
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