Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 3, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1966 at Crosley 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Pagan ss,3b 4 0 0 1
Clemente rf 5 0 0 0
Stargell lf 5 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 5 0 1 0
  Alley pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Clendenon 1b 5 2 2 4
Bailey 3b 5 0 2 0
  May c 0 0 0 0
Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 1
Pinson cf 5 0 1 1
Coleman 1b 1 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph,1b,c 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Ruiz pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
  Simpson pr 0 0 0 0
  Perez 1b 1 0 0 0
Queen rf 5 0 1 1
Shamsky lf 5 1 1 1
Ellis p 3 1 1 0
  Helms ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 4 7 4
Pittsburgh 100 000 020 002581
Cincinnati 001 010 010 001470
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk   4.1 4 2 2 4 1
  Walker   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Purkey   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Face  W (3-0) 4.1 1 1 0 1 3
Totals
12.0
7
4
3
7
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (1-3) 12.0 8 5 5 1 11
Totals
12.0
8
5
5
1
11

  E–Face (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (6,off Mikkelsen).  3B–Pittsburgh Alou (6,off Ellis).  HR–Pittsburgh Clendenon 2 (3,8th inning off Ellis 1 on, 0 out,12th inning off Ellis 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Shamsky (1,3rd inning off Sisk 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sisk (1,off Ellis); Alou (2,off Ellis).  SF–Pagan (2,off Ellis); Pinson (1,off Face).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Rose (1,by Sisk).  Team–9.  CS–Rose (2,2nd base by Sisk/Pagliaroni).  HBP–Sisk (1,Rose).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–3:25.  A–4,669.
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