Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1966 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 3 1 1 0
Rose 3b 4 0 0 0
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Coker c 1 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 2 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 1
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 3 0 1 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Mota lf 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Gonder c 3 1 1 1
Veale p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Cincinnati 100 000 000160
Pittsburgh 001 001 00x273
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (0-1) 6.0 5 2 2 1 7
  Nottebart   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  McCool   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (1-0) 9.0 6 1 1 3 9
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
9

  E–Clemente (2), Bailey (2), Gonder (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cincinnati Cardenas (1,off Veale).  3B–Pittsburgh Alou (3,off Pappas).  HR–Pittsburgh Gonder (1,3rd inning off Pappas 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Helms (1,by Veale).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Alley (4,off Pappas).  Team–5.  SB–Harper (2,2nd base off Veale/Gonder); Helms (1,2nd base off Veale/Gonder).  IBB–Veale (1,Helms).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:21.  A–5,727.
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