Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 6, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
Aaron rf 3 1 0 0
Torre 1b 4 1 2 3
Carty lf 4 1 2 0
Oliver c 4 0 0 0
de la Hoz 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mathews 3b 1 0 0 0
Woodward 2b 4 0 2 1
Jarvis p 3 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 1 0
  Clendenon ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Stargell 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Mota lf,cf 3 0 1 1
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
  Michael pr 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Veale p 2 0 1 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Rodgers ph 1 0 0 0
  May c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Atlanta 000 000 130470
Pittsburgh 000 000 100161
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  W (3-1) 7.0 6 1 1 0 6
  Kelley   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Ritchie  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (14-10) 8.0 6 4 4 2 5
  Face   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
6

  E–Alley (10).  2B–Atlanta Alou (31,off Veale); Woodward (20,off Veale).  HR–Atlanta Torre (33,8th inning off Veale 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Menke (7,off Veale); Ritchie (1,off Face).  IBB–Aaron (15,by Veale).  Team LOB–6.  SB–Alley (6,2nd base off Jarvis/Oliver).  IBB–Veale (5,Aaron).  T–2:31.  A–10,792.
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