Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Beauchamp cf 5 0 0 1
Tolan rf 5 2 1 0
Johnson lf 2 1 1 1
Perez 3b 4 1 3 1
May 1b 5 1 2 1
Bench c 4 1 1 1
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 1
Merritt p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 3
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
  Patek ss 1 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Veale p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
Cincinnati 000 003 2207102
Pittsburgh 000 003 000364
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (6-2) 9.0 6 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (3-6) 6.2 7 5 4 4 10
  Dal Canton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kline   2.0 3 2 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
4
12

  E–Helms (10), Chaney (11), Stargell (2), Sanguillen (3), Mazeroski (3), Veale (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (5,6th inning off Merritt 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Johnson (1,off Veale); Merritt (4,off Kline).  SF–Bench (3,off Veale).  HBP–Sanguillen (1,by Merritt).  SB–Tolan (7,2nd base off Veale/Sanguillen); Johnson (3,2nd base off Veale/Sanguillen).  HBP–Merritt (2,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:17.  A–4,576.
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