Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 4, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 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 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mota cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Pagan lf,ss 5 0 3 1
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 3 1 1 0
  Alou cf 0 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 2 2 1
Blass p 3 1 1 1
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Purkey p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 2 1
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 5 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph,c 2 0 1 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 1 0
Queen rf 4 0 2 0
Shamsky lf 2 1 1 1
O'Toole p 2 0 1 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 1 0
  Simpson pr 0 1 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 2
Pittsburgh 001 300 0004101
Cincinnati 020 000 1003123
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (2-0) 6.0 10 3 2 2 5
  Fryman   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Purkey  SV (1) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
4
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
O'Toole  L (0-1) 7.0 8 4 1 3 4
  Davidson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
1
3
4

  E–Rodgers (1), Rose 2 (4), Pavletich (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 2.  Team LOB–9.  SH–Shamsky (1,off Purkey).  IBB–Perez (1,by Fryman).  Team–12.  SB–Clemente (3,2nd base off Baldschun/Pavletich).  WP–Blass (4), Fryman (1).  IBB–Fryman (1,Perez).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:54.  A–4,019.
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