Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1969 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds 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, Cincinnati Reds 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Taylor 1b 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 1
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Alley 2b 4 1 1 0
Patek ss 4 0 3 0
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 1 1
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 1 2 0
Tolan cf 4 1 3 1
Johnson lf 3 1 1 0
  Savage lf 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 1 2
Bench c 3 0 1 1
May 1b 4 1 2 1
Helms 2b 3 0 1 0
  Ruiz 2b 1 0 0 0
Woodward ss 3 0 0 0
Merritt p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 010 000 1002100
Cincinnati 000 004 01x5121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (8-13) 5.0 9 4 4 0 4
  Dal Canton   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Marone   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (13-5) 9.0 10 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
5

  E–Helms (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (12,off Merritt); Patek (7,off Merritt), Cincinnati Johnson (14,off Marone).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (21,2nd inning off Merritt 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati May (33,8th inning off Marone 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bench (5,off Dal Canton).  HBP–Johnson (7,by Ellis).  IBB–Woodward (1,by Dal Canton).  SB–Tolan (17,2nd base off Ellis/Sanguillen); Helms (3,2nd base off Ellis/Sanguillen).  CS–Johnson (6,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen); Rose (6,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen).  HBP–Ellis (4,Johnson).  IBB–Dal Canton (8,Woodward).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:11.  A–13,218.
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