Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 18, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1966 at Forbes Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Geiger cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 2
Torre c 2 0 1 0
  Carty c 2 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Thomas 1b 4 1 2 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 0
Woodward ss 4 0 2 2
Johnson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 1 3 0
Mota lf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 1
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 1
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 3 0 1 0
Alley ss 3 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Law p 2 1 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 9 2
Atlanta 000 002 1014100
Pittsburgh 000 101 000291
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (3-3) 9.0 9 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (1-1) 6.1 8 3 3 0 7
  Mikkelsen   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Face   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
9

  E–Clendenon (7).  2B–Atlanta Aaron (7); Woodward 2 (5), Pittsburgh Alou (5); Clemente (6).  HR–Atlanta Aaron (13).  Team LOB–0.  SF–Pagliaroni (3).  Team–0.  SB–Mathews (1).  CS–Torre (1); Alou (4); Alley (1).  T–2:32.  A–7,642.
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