Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
September 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1969 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Atlanta Braves 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 2 0
Alley 2b 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 1
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Ellis p 2 0 1 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 1
Gonzalez lf 2 0 0 1
Aaron rf 4 1 2 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 2
Millan 2b 3 1 0 0
Jackson ss 2 1 0 1
Didier c 2 0 0 0
  Carty ph 1 0 1 3
  Garr pr 0 1 0 0
  Tillman c 1 0 0 0
Reed p 2 1 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 6 8
Pittsburgh 000 000 010170
Atlanta 000 008 00x860
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (9-15) 5.1 4 5 5 3 6
  Dal Canton   0.1 2 3 3 2 1
  Marone   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Belinsky   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
8
8
7
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (14-9) 8.0 6 1 1 1 4
  Doyle   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Upshaw  SV (23) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (34,off Reed); Oliver (16,off Doyle), Atlanta H Aaron (28,off Ellis); Boyer (13,off Ellis); Carty (10,off Dal Canton).  SF–Stargell (5,off Reed); Gonzalez (2,off Ellis).  IBB–Cepeda (7,by Ellis); Millan (5,by Dal Canton).  WP–Doyle (3).  IBB–Ellis (6,Cepeda); Dal Canton (11,Millan).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:26.  A–6,317.
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