Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 27, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 3 1
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Didier c 3 0 0 0
Garrido ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Atlanta 000 001 000170
Pittsburgh 000 000 000061
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (18-11) 9.0 6 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (9-14) 8.0 5 1 1 0 3
  Dal Canton   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
3

  E–Martinez (6).  DP–Atlanta 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Atlanta Niekro (3,off Ellis), Pittsburgh Martinez (6,off Niekro).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (10,off Niekro).  SB–Cepeda 2 (9,2nd base off Ellis/Sanguillen,2nd base off Dal Canton/Sanguillen); Patek (14,2nd base off Niekro/Didier).  CS–Boyer (7,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen); Sanguillen (3,2nd base by Niekro/Didier).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:05.  A–11,454.
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