Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 3 0 0 1
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
Veale p 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 1 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 0 0
Harmon ss 4 2 2 2
Callison rf 5 1 3 2
Johnson 1b 3 1 2 0
Joseph 3b 4 0 2 3
Lock lf 1 0 0 0
  Stone ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 1 1 0
Hisle cf 3 1 1 0
Wise p 2 0 1 0
  Lersch p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Pittsburgh 100 000 000130
Philadelphia 140 000 11x7121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (1-2) 1.2 6 5 5 2 2
  Hartenstein   3.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Walker   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (1-1) 7.1 3 1 0 1 3
  Lersch  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
2
4

  E–Harmon (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Philadelphia Callison (2,off Veale); D Johnson (1,off Shellenback).  SH–Wise (1,off Shellenback).  HBP–Ryan (1,by Hartenstein).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Wise/Ryan); Hisle (1,2nd base off Walker/May).  HBP–Hartenstein (1,Ryan).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:09.  A–4,930.
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