Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 30, 1968 Box Score

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

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Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson B. 3b 5 1 2 0
Jackson ss 4 1 1 1
Francona 1b 2 1 1 2
Torre c 3 0 0 0
  Tillman c 1 1 1 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 0 0
Alou cf 3 0 1 2
Page rf 4 0 1 0
Lum lf 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson K. p 2 0 1 0
  Stone p 1 0 0 0
  Causey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 5 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Clemente rf 3 2 2 1
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 0
Mota lf 4 1 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 0 0
May c 4 1 2 3
Blass p 4 1 1 2
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
Atlanta 000 030 0205102
Pittsburgh 000 620 00x8121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (5-6) 4.2 11 8 7 1 1
  Stone   3.1 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (9-3) 7.1 9 5 2 3 3
  Sisk  SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
4
6

  E–Francona (3), Alou (6), Clendenon (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Atlanta Francona (8,off Blass); Alou (18,off Blass), Pittsburgh Alou 2 (16,off K Johnson,off Stone); Blass (1,off K Johnson).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (10,off K Johnson).  SH–Jackson (4,off Blass).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Mazeroski (6,by K Johnson); Clemente (16,by Stone).  Team–7.  IBB–K Johnson (8,Mazeroski); Stone (2,Clemente).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:24.
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