Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 31, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1965 at Forbes 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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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 1 2 1
Burton cf 5 1 2 1
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 5 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 2 2 1
Bailey c 1 1 0 1
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 1
Kessinger ss 3 1 2 0
Buhl p 4 0 1 2
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 5 2 2 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 2 0 0
Stargell lf 5 1 2 5
Clendenon 1b 5 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 3 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
  Virgil c 0 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Sisk p 1 0 0 0
  Wood p 1 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 1 0
  Carpin p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 0
  Pagan pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 5
Chicago 113 001 1007111
Pittsburgh 101 000 0046100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (12-7) 8.2 10 6 5 3 2
  Abernathy  SV (22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk  L (3-1) 2.1 6 5 5 4 0
  Wood   4.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Carpin   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–Buhl (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Chicago Banks (19,off Sisk); Santo (24,off Sisk); Stewart (8,off Wood), Pittsburgh Mazeroski (14,off Buhl); Freese (4,off Buhl).  3B–Pittsburgh Bailey (1,off Buhl).  HR–Chicago Santo (23,7th inning off Wood 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (23,9th inning off Buhl 3 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Stewart (12,2nd base off Sisk/Pagliaroni); Clemente (4,2nd base off Buhl/Bailey).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:37.  A–7,431.
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