Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1966 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Briggs cf 5 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 2 3 0
Callison rf 5 1 2 1
Allen 3b 3 0 1 0
White 1b 5 0 2 4
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Short p 3 1 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 4 1 0 0
Mota cf 4 1 3 1
Clemente rf 4 1 1 3
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Bailey lf 3 0 1 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
  Pagliaroni ph 1 0 0 0
Law p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 2 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Michael ph 1 1 1 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Rodgers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 4
Philadelphia 300 000 2005121
Pittsburgh 000 030 100472
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (15-7) 9.0 7 4 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   0.0 4 3 2 0 0
  O'Dell  L (4-4) 6.0 4 1 1 2 2
  Face   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  McBean   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
4
5

  E–Rojas (10), Pagan (18), May (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Michael (2,off Short).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (22,5th inning off Short 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Rojas (6,off Law).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:00.  A–25,504.
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