Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
August 8, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Pagan 3b 5 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 2
Clemente rf 2 0 0 0
  Taylor rf 2 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 0 0
Sanguillen c 5 3 3 1
Patek ss 5 1 2 1
Alley 2b 4 0 1 1
Veale p 4 1 2 1
Totals 40 7 12 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b,3b 5 0 1 0
Dean ss 3 0 2 0
Murrell rf 5 0 3 0
Colbert 1b 5 0 1 0
Ferrara lf 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 2 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 2 0 0 0
  Sipin ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 1 11 0
Pittsburgh 041 000 2007122
San Diego 000 000 1001111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (7-11) 9.0 11 1 1 3 10
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
3
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-9) 1.2 5 4 4 1 1
  Ross   5.1 7 3 2 2 3
  Sisk   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
3
6

  E–Stargell (7), Clemente (5), Spiezio (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, San Diego 1.  PB–Sanguillen (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Patek (6,off Niekro); Stargell (20,off Niekro); Sanguillen (14,off Ross), San Diego Sipin (11,off Veale).  3B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (5,off Ross).  IBB–Stargell (7,by Ross).  WP–Niekro (2).  IBB–Ross (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:39.  A–6,061.
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