San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 25, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1969 at Forbes Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Pena ss 4 0 2 1
  Dean pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 1 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Kelly 3b 3 1 0 0
Murrell cf 4 0 3 1
Stahl lf 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 0 0
Taylor 1b 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 2 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 1 1
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
San Diego 100 002 000371
Pittsburgh 010 000 100292
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-6) 9.0 9 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (9-7) 7.0 6 3 1 2 8
  Dal Canton   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
2
10

  E–Niekro (5), Hebner 2 (13).  DP–San Diego 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Diego Cannizzaro (12,off Blass).  3B–San Diego Arcia (3,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (7,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Stahl (2,off Dal Canton).  SB–Brown (6,2nd base off Blass/Sanguillen).  CS–Stahl (3,2nd base by Blass/Sanguillen).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Frank Dezelan.  T–2:19.  A–7,404.
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