Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 0 0
Kolb 3b 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mota rf 4 1 2 1
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
May c 4 0 1 1
  McBean pr 0 0 0 0
Moose p 1 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 0 0
Francona lf 4 1 3 0
  Lum pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Aaron T. 1b 2 2 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 2 3
Tillman c 3 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 1 1
  Martinez c 0 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 001 001261
Atlanta 020 000 02x490
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (0-2) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Wickersham   2.0 4 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (3-0) 8.2 6 2 2 3 2
  Britton  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
2

  E–Stargell (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Kolb (1,off Reed); Mota (3,off Reed), Atlanta Francona (2,off Wickersham).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–T Aaron (1,by Wickersham).  Team–8.  SB–Wills (9,2nd base off Reed/Tillman).  BK–Moose (1).  IBB–Wickersham (1,T Aaron).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:31.  A–5,704.
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