Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 28, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 3 2 0 0
Aaron rf 5 2 2 6
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
  Lum lf 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Didier c 4 0 1 1
Garrido ss 4 1 1 0
Stone p 4 1 2 1
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 2 0
Pagan 3b 5 1 2 0
Stargell lf 5 1 2 0
Clemente rf 4 0 3 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 4 0 2 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 14 2
Atlanta 200 200 4008100
Pittsburgh 100 000 0102142
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (11-8) 7.0 11 2 2 0 5
  Doyle  SV (4) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
2
2
0
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (13-8) 6.0 8 7 4 1 4
  Dal Canton   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Marone   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
1
8

  E–Patek (21), Blass (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Cepeda (23,off Blass).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron 2 (36,1st inning off Blass 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Dal Canton 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Gonzalez (1,off Blass).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:24.  A–10,767.
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