San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 7, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 4 0 1 0
Pena 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 2 0
Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 0
Gaston cf 4 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 1 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Alley 3b 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 3 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 2 0
Oliver rf 2 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
Veale p 4 0 1 1
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 10 2
San Diego 000 000 000081
Pittsburgh 011 000 00x2100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (1-4) 3.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Ross   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Sisk   2.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (3-3) 8.1 8 0 0 2 13
  Hartenstein  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
14

  E–Spiezio (6).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Gaston (5,off Veale).  3B–San Diego Colbert (2,off Veale), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (1,off Ross).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (6,3rd inning off Kirby 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Mazeroski (2,by Ross).  IBB–Patek (3,by Kirby).  CS–Pena (1,2nd base by Veale/Sanguillen); Sanguillen (1,2nd base by Kirby/Cannizzaro); Alou (2,2nd base by Sisk/Cannizzaro); Oliver (1,2nd base by Sisk/Cannizzaro).  SB–Oliver (2,2nd base off Kirby/Cannizzaro).  HBP–Ross (2,Mazeroski).  IBB–Kirby (1,Patek).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:16.  A–4,189.
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