Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 2 2 1
Clemente rf 5 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 2 2 1
Mota cf 3 0 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Pagan lf 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph,lf 0 0 0 0
May c 4 0 0 1
Moose p 4 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 3 0 0 0
Pena ss 5 0 0 0
Briggs cf 5 1 2 0
Allen lf 4 1 1 0
Callison rf 1 0 0 0
  Lock ph,rf 1 0 0 0
White 1b 3 0 2 1
  Joseph ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Ryan c 4 0 1 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Clemens ph 1 0 0 0
  Boozer p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 1
Pittsburgh 200 001 010491
Philadelphia 000 001 010263
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (7-10) 7.0 6 2 2 2 7
  Walker   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Dal Canton  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (17-12) 7.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Boozer   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Wagner   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
3

  E–Mazeroski (13), Pena 2 (28), Short (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alley (19,off Short); Clendenon (17,off Short), Philadelphia Briggs 2 (13,off Moose 2); Allen (15,off Moose).  HR–Pittsburgh Alley (3,6th inning off Short 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mota (10,off Boozer).  HBP–Stargell (6,by Boozer); Callison (2,by Moose); Taylor (2,by Dal Canton).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Wills (49,2nd base off Short/Ryan).  CS–Wills 2 (21,2nd base by Short/Ryan 2).  HBP–Moose (1,Callison); Dal Canton (2,Taylor); Boozer (2,Stargell).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:42.  A–2,576.
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