Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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, Chicago Cubs 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 3 0 0 0
  Kolb 3b 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Alou cf 4 1 2 0
Mota rf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 2 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 1
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor c 2 0 1 0
Sisk p 2 0 0 0
  Pagan 2b 2 1 2 1
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 3 2
  Arcia pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Williams rf 5 0 2 1
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Banks 1b 1 2 0 0
  Nen pr,1b 1 0 1 1
Smith lf 5 1 2 0
Hundley c 3 1 2 1
Hickman cf 4 1 1 2
Ross p 4 1 0 1
Totals 36 10 13 8
Pittsburgh 000 100 100273
Chicago 100 107 01x10132
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk  L (4-3) 5.0 7 7 3 3 2
  Kline   3.0 6 3 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
10
4
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ross  W (1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
5

  E–Mazeroski (7), Sisk (3), Pagan (3), Kessinger (15), Beckert (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  HR–Pittsburgh Pagan (1,7th inning off Ross 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Mota (4,off Ross); Banks (7,off Sisk); Kessinger (5,off Kline).  IBB–Taylor (3,by Ross); Hundley (4,by Sisk).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  CS–Patek (3,2nd base by Ross/Hundley); Clendenon (3,2nd base by Ross/Hundley).  SB–Beckert (5,2nd base off Sisk/Taylor).  WP–Sisk (4).  IBB–Sisk (1,Hundley); Ross (1,Taylor).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:38.  A–30,794.
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