Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 3 2 0 0
  Moeller p 0 0 0 0
Sizemore ss 5 1 1 3
Davis cf 4 2 1 1
Kosco rf,1b 5 3 3 5
Haller c 2 1 0 0
  Torborg c 1 0 1 0
Sudakis 3b 5 1 1 1
Fairly 1b 1 1 1 2
  Russell rf 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 5 2 1 0
Singer p 2 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 13 10 12
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 1
Alley 3b 5 0 1 1
Stargell lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Oliver rf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Blass p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 1 1 0
Patek ss 4 1 2 1
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 1 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 1 0
  Moose p 0 0 0 0
  Davis lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Los Angeles 090 004 00013101
Pittsburgh 000 000 0033101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (5-2) 6.0 5 0 0 2 5
  Moeller  SV (1) 3.0 5 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (2-3) 1.1 4 7 6 2 1
  Shellenback   2.2 1 2 2 2 2
  Moose   2.0 3 4 4 1 4
  Blass   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
13
12
5
8

  E–Fairly (2), Patek (6).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Sudakis (6,off Ellis); Fairly (1,off Ellis), Pittsburgh Stargell (5,off Singer); Kolb (1,off Moeller); Alou (12,off Moeller).  3B–Los Angeles Sizemore (2,off Ellis).  HR–Los Angeles Kosco 2 (6,2nd inning off Shellenback 1 on, 1 out,6th inning off Moose 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Singer (1,off Ellis).  HBP–Haller (2,by Moose).  IBB–Crawford (1,by Ellis).  WP–Ellis (1), Shellenback (1).  HBP–Moose (2,Haller).  IBB–Ellis (1,Crawford).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:34.  A–6,837.
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