Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1966 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 2 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 2 1
Stargell lf 4 1 2 0
Pagliaroni c 4 1 2 2
  Alley pr 0 1 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 2 0 1 0
  Lynch ph 0 1 0 0
Veale p 0 0 0 0
  McBean p 2 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 1 1 3
Totals 35 6 11 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 5 2 2 3
Helms 3b 5 1 3 1
Pinson rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 1 1 0
Pavletich c 3 2 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 3
Johnson lf 2 0 0 0
  Queen rf 1 0 0 0
Harper cf,lf 3 1 1 1
Jay p 3 2 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 9
Pittsburgh 300 000 0036112
Cincinnati 301 021 03x10100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale   0.2 3 3 3 3 1
  McBean  L (1-1) 5.1 5 4 2 0 3
  Mikkelsen   2.0 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
10
8
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (2-2) 8.2 11 6 6 2 5
  McCool  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
5

  E–Pagan 2 (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Pagliaroni (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (4,off Jay); Bailey (6,off Jay); Pagliaroni (3,off Jay).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (2,1st inning off Jay 0 on, 2 out); Pagliaroni (3,1st inning off Jay 1 on, 2 out); Gonder (2,9th inning off Jay 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Pavletich (1,3rd inning off McBean 0 on, 1 out); Rose (1,8th inning off Mikkelsen 2 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  CS–Alou (2,3rd base by Jay/Pavletich); Stargell (2,2nd base by Jay/Pavletich).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:36.  A–3,735.
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