Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 25, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
Clemente rf 3 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagan lf 3 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Veale p 2 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 2 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 1 0 0
Oliver 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 2 2 0 0
Banks 1b 4 1 1 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 0
  Rudolph c 0 0 0 0
Hickman rf 1 0 1 1
  Smith ph 1 0 0 1
  Young cf 0 0 0 0
Bladt cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Jenkins p 2 1 0 0
Totals 25 5 3 3
Pittsburgh 000 101 000222
Chicago 012 002 00x531
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (4-8) 5.1 3 5 3 5 3
  Hartenstein   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Walker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
3
5
3
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (9-5) 9.0 2 2 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
2
2
1
1
10

  E–Martinez (4), Patek (11), Jenkins (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (26,off Jenkins).  3B–Chicago Hickman (1,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (4,4th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Kessinger (4,off Veale); N Oliver (2,off Veale).  WP–Veale (4), Jenkins (3).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:08.  A–26,434.
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