Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 30, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1968 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 2
Beckert 2b 5 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 2 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson rf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Phillips cf 4 2 2 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 1 1 1
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou cf 4 0 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 0 0
Alley ss 3 2 1 1
May c 3 0 1 0
Veale p 1 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0
  Pagan pr 0 0 0 0
  Moose p 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 2
Totals 32 4 9 4
Chicago 000 010 002390
Pittsburgh 000 000 013493
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   7.1 5 1 1 2 3
  Regan   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein  L (0-2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Stoneman   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.2
9
4
4
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale   6.0 6 1 1 3 4
  Kline   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Moose   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Pizarro  W (1-1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5

  E–Stargell 2 (2), May (2).  DP–Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–May (2).  2B–Chicago Williams (6,off Veale); Phillips (3,off Veale), Pittsburgh Alou (1,off Regan); Mota (1,off Stoneman).  Team LOB–8.  SH–May (2,off Hands).  Team–6.  SB–Kessinger (3,2nd base off Veale/May); Phillips (2,2nd base off Moose/May).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:47.  A–3,710.
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