Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 11, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1968 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 5 1 1 1
Pena ss 3 1 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 1
Allen lf 4 1 1 2
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Taylor 3b 3 0 1 0
Briggs 1b 2 0 1 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 1 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 1 0
  Sutherland pr 0 1 0 0
  Boozer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 0 2 0
Clemente rf 2 0 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
  Pagan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Mota cf 4 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 1
Taylor c 4 0 0 0
Moose p 3 0 1 0
  Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Philadelphia 000 000 130483
Pittsburgh 010 000 000181
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (8-8) 7.0 8 1 0 3 6
  Boozer  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (3-6) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6
  Ellis   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Walker   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
7

  E–Pena (14), Taylor 2 (7), Moose (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (15,off Moose); White (7,off Moose); Rojas (13,off Moose), Pittsburgh Alley (15,off Short).  HR–Philadelphia Allen (16,7th inning off Moose 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Dalrymple (1,off Walker); Wills (5,off Short).  IBB–Briggs (2,by Moose); Clemente 2 (13,by Short 2).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Mazeroski (3,off Short).  Team–10.  SB–Taylor (11,2nd base off Moose/Taylor).  CS–Allen (4,2nd base by Walker/Taylor); Alley (3,2nd base by Short/Dalrymple).  WP–Short (2).  IBB–Short 2 (6,Clemente 2); Moose (5,Briggs).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:51.  A–15,371.
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