Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 25, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1965 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 3, Chicago Cubs 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey lf 3 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
Mota cf 3 0 1 0
  Virdon ph,cf 2 0 0 1
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 3 1
Rodgers 3b 4 0 3 1
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
  Spriggs pr 0 0 0 0
  May c 0 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 1 1 0
Veale p 2 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 3 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 2 2 1
Williams rf 4 2 1 1
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1
Banks 1b 2 0 0 1
Kuenn lf 2 0 0 0
  Clemens ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Krug c 3 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 1 1
Kessinger ss 3 1 0 0
Hendley p 1 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ph 0 1 0 0
  Roznovsky c 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 5 6
Pittsburgh 010 100 1003101
Chicago 000 004 02x651
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (17-12) 5.1 2 4 4 3 6
  McBean   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Gibbon   1.0 1 2 0 1 1
  Face   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
6
4
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley  W (4-4) 6.0 6 2 2 1 0
  McDaniel   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Abernathy  SV (31) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
1

  E–Stargell (8), Santo (23).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Rodgers 2 (11,off Hendley 2); Clemente (21,off McDaniel), Chicago Santo (28,off McBean).  3B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,off Hendley).  HR–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (6,2nd inning off Hendley 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bailey (4,off McDaniel); Landrum (3,off Veale).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Clemens (3,off McBean); Banks (7,off Face).  IBB–Santo (7,by Gibbon).  Team–5.  SB–Spriggs (2,2nd base off Abernathy/Roznovsky).  IBB–Gibbon (6,Santo).  T–2:33.  A–2,903.
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