Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 9, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 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 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 4 0 2 0
Clemens lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Cowan cf 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Gabrielson rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Schaffer c 2 0 0 0
  Roznovsky ph,c 2 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
Buhl p 2 0 0 0
  Gregory ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey ss 4 0 1 0
Mota cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 2 0 1 0
Lynch lf 3 0 0 0
  Virdon ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 1 1 2
Schwall p 3 0 1 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Chicago 000 000 000040
Pittsburgh 000 200 00x263
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (12-9) 7.0 5 2 2 3 6
  Elston   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Shantz   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  McDaniel   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  W (4-2) 8.0 3 0 0 2 7
  McBean  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
8

  E–Bailey (18), Mota (4), Mazeroski (18).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Stewart 2 (10,off Schwall 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Schwall (1,off Buhl).  HR–Pittsburgh Pagliaroni (8,4th inning off Buhl 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Mota (4,2nd base off Buhl/Schaffer).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:26.  A–11,305.
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