Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 13, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1969 at Forbes Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Briggs lf 3 0 0 0
Allen 1b 3 2 1 0
Callison rf 3 2 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 2
  Harmon pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Money ss 4 0 0 0
Hisle cf 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 4 0 0 0
Wise p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Lock ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 5 0 2 0
Clemente rf 3 1 0 0
Stargell lf 4 2 3 3
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 0
Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 2 1
Blass p 2 0 1 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor pr 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 5
Philadelphia 000 302 000552
Pittsburgh 010 000 23x6122
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wise   6.2 9 3 2 0 1
  Wilson  L (0-1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Farrell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   5.0 3 5 3 3 5
  Walker   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Kline  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
5
3
5
7

  E–Taylor (1), Money (3), Hebner (4), Clemente (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (3,off Wise); Patek (1,off Farrell).  3B–Philadelphia Allen (1,off Blass); Callison (1,off Blass).  HR–Philadelphia D Johnson (1,4th inning off Blass 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (3,2nd inning off Wise 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Wilson 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Sanguillen (1,off Farrell).  IBB–Alou (1,by Farrell).  CS–Money (1,2nd base by Kline/Sanguillen).  SB–Sanguillen (1,2nd base off Wise/Ryan).  WP–Walker (1).  IBB–Farrell (1,Alou).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:32.  A–14,981.
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