Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 1, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1968 at Forbes Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 0 0
Millan 2b 6 2 2 0
Aaron H. 1b,rf 5 1 2 1
Torre c 6 2 2 1
Francona lf 3 1 2 2
  Aaron T. 1b 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 1 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Lum rf,lf 3 0 1 2
Garrido ss 5 0 0 0
Jarvis p 3 0 1 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 1 1 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 6 1 2 0
Wills 3b 6 2 2 0
Alou cf 5 1 2 1
Clemente rf 3 1 2 1
Stargell 1b 5 0 0 1
Mota lf 5 1 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 2
  Blass pr 0 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 0 0
May c 2 0 0 0
  Kolb ph,c 2 0 1 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
Bunning p 2 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 1 1 2
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Alley ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 45 7 13 7
Atlanta 010 002 400 018121
Pittsburgh 200 000 230 007131
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis   6.2 7 4 4 0 1
  Upshaw   1.0 4 3 0 0 0
  Raymond  W (3-4) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Britton  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
13
7
4
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning   5.2 7 3 3 1 2
  McBean   0.2 2 4 3 2 0
  Sisk   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Dal Canton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kline  L (11-4) 3.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
12
8
7
4
2

  E–Millan (13), Alou (3).  PB–May (6).  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (26), Pittsburgh Alou (23); Clemente (13).  HR–Pittsburgh Jimenez (1).  SF–Lum (2); Clemente (3).  IBB–H Aaron (17); Lum (1); Clemente (21).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Patek (15); Wills (45).  IBB–Raymond (8); McBean (5); Sisk (7).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:07.  A–5,650.
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