Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 1 0
Millan 2b 5 2 3 0
Aaron rf 5 2 2 1
Carty lf 4 1 1 0
  Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 1 1
Boyer 3b 5 0 2 2
Didier c 3 0 1 0
Garrido ss 4 0 2 1
Reed p 5 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 3 1 1 2
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 2 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Alley 2b 2 0 1 0
  Martinez 2b 1 1 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 1 2
  Blass pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Atlanta 301 200 0006131
Pittsburgh 000 000 022491
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (13-8) 8.0 8 4 3 2 7
  Upshaw   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Doyle  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (2-4) 3.0 7 4 3 1 2
  Hartenstein   2.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Belinsky   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Marone   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
4
7

  E–Boyer (14), Walker (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Millan 2 (18,off Hartenstein,off Belinsky), Pittsburgh Oliver (13,off Reed); Alley (3,off Reed); Clemente (14,off Reed).  3B–Atlanta H Aaron (3,off Hartenstein).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (25,8th inning off Reed 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Garrido (5,off Belinsky).  IBB–Cepeda 2 (6,by Hartenstein,by Belinsky).  WP–Walker (4).  IBB–Hartenstein (2,Cepeda); Belinsky (2,Cepeda).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:33.  A–15,449.
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