Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 23, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1999 at Veteran's Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 1 2 1
Sprague 3b 4 1 2 0
Giles cf 5 0 1 2
Young 1b 2 1 0 0
  Brown A. rf 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Morris 2b 5 1 2 4
Brown B. rf,1b 5 1 1 0
Nunez ss 4 1 2 1
Benson p 3 1 1 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 0 0 0
  Sefcik cf 2 0 2 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Arias ph 1 0 0 0
Abreu rf 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Jordan 3b 2 1 1 0
Brogna 1b 4 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 2 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Ducey ph,lf 1 2 1 0
Anderson 2b 4 1 3 2
Doster ss 4 1 0 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett c 3 0 3 3
Totals 36 6 11 5
Pittsburgh 500 001 1108121
Philadelphia 000 000 0246110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (6-5) 8.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Wallace   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Williams  SV (13) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L (10-4) 5.2 9 6 6 1 0
  Perez   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Poole   1.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Telemaco   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
2
4

  E–A Brown (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Sprague 2 (19,off Byrd 2); B Brown (15,off Byrd); Giles (17,off Poole), Philadelphia G Bennett (2,off Williams).  HR–Pittsburgh Morris (8,1st inning off Byrd 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Benson (3,off Byrd).  HBP–Kendall (11,by Byrd); Sprague (9,by Byrd).  SB–Doster (1,2nd base off Benson/Kendall); Sefcik (5,2nd base off Williams/Kendall).  WP–Perez (5).  HBP–Byrd 2 (6,Kendall,Sprague).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:42.  A–20,256.
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