Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 3 0
  Bladt pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Hickman rf 2 0 1 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
Young cf 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Jenkins p 3 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 1 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 1
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 1 0
  Jeter pr 0 0 0 0
  Pagan lf 1 0 0 0
Oliver lf,1b 4 0 2 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
Veale p 3 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 10 1
Chicago 000 000 000070
Pittsburgh 000 000 10x1100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (8-4) 8.0 10 1 1 2 11
Totals
8.0
10
1
1
2
11
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (4-7) 7.1 6 0 0 4 6
  Dal Canton  SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
7

  E–None.  PB–May (3).  2B–Chicago Williams (14,off Veale), Pittsburgh Oliver (7,off Jenkins); Alou (23,off Jenkins).  SH–Patek (3,off Jenkins).  IBB–Alou (2,by Jenkins); Patek (4,by Jenkins).  SB–May (1,2nd base off Jenkins/Hundley).  IBB–Jenkins 2 (3,Alou,Patek).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:30.
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