Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 23, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1969 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Hebner ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Oliver lf 2 0 0 0
  Taylor pr,lf 0 2 0 0
  Jeter lf 1 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 1
Patek ss 4 0 3 1
Moose p 2 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 1 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 1
Popovich 2b 5 0 2 0
Williams rf,lf 5 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 3 1 1 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 1 0
  Bladt pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 2 2
Young cf 2 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 1 0
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 1 0
  Oliver pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Pittsburgh 010 102 0004100
Chicago 000 300 0025133
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose   3.1 7 3 3 2 3
  Gibbon   4.1 3 0 0 0 3
  Dal Canton  L (5-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Marone   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
13
5
5
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   5.1 8 4 2 1 2
  Regan  W (8-5) 3.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
2
3

  E–Popovich (4), Santo (11), Holtzman (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Kessinger (21,off Moose); Banks (8,off Moose); Hundley (8,off Moose).  SH–Gibbon (1,off Regan).  IBB–Alou (4,by Regan).  SF–Santo (5,off Hartenstein).  CS–Patek (2,2nd base by Regan/Hundley).  IBB–Regan (8,Alou).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:52.  A–12,500.
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