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Scores
Standings
BAL
@CAL		6
3
CLE
@KCA		3
1
DET
@MIN		8
1
BOS
@NYY		0
1
CHW
@WSA		6
2
PIT
@ATL		8
6
LAD
@CHC		0
4
NYM
@CIN		3
4
SFG
@HOU		9
5		 
(13)
STL
@PHI		4
5
Saturday, September 24, 1966
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 20,054, Time of Game: 2:55
Pirates
8
90-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Braves
6
82-73
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
W: Steve Blass (10-6)
L: Chi-Chi Olivo (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   2  0  0   5  0  0    8 11  0
Braves          1  1  3   0  1  0   0  0  0    6  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Matty Alou CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 .345 .801 3 0 2B,2·SH
Gene Alley SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 .300 .762 0 3 2B
Roberto Clemente RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .318 .894 3 0 HR,SF
Willie Stargell LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .317 .965 3 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .297 .868 11 0 3B
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .262 .696 1 3 SF
Bob Bailey 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .275 .806 2 1 HR
Jesse Gonder C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .698 3 1
   Gene Michael 0 1 0 0 0 0 .152 .424
   Jerry May C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .676 1 0
Vern Law P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .609 0 0
   Billy O'Dell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .325 0 0
   Al McBean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0 0
   George Spriggs 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667
   Steve Blass P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .460 0 1
   Jerry Lynch 1 1 1 1 0 0 .226 .583
   Pete Mikkelsen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .358 0 1
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 1 7 .324 .942 27 10
2B: G Alley (28); M Alou (18).
3B: D Clendenon (9).
HR: B Bailey (13); R Clemente (27).
SF: R Clemente (5); B Mazeroski (5).
SH: M Alou 2 (12).
TB: B Bailey 5; R Clemente 4; G Alley 3; D Clendenon 3; M Alou 3; J Gonder; J Lynch; G Spriggs.
RBI: R Clemente 3 (115); G Alley 2 (42); J Lynch (6); B Bailey (45); B Mazeroski (80).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
E: G Alley (15).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ty Cline 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .646 11 1 SB
Eddie Mathews 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .768 1 3
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .886 6 0
Rico Carty LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .327 .857 0 0 2·2B
Mack Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .788 0 0 SB
Gene Oliver C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .194 .632 7 0 HR
Denis Menke SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 .257 .789 0 4 HR,CS
Woody Woodward 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .262 .647 1 4
Tony Cloninger P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .676 1 1
   Chi-Chi Olivo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Jay Ritchie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0 0
   George Kopacz 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333
Team Totals 36 6 9 6 2 4 .250 .762 27 13
2B: R Carty 2 (24).
HR: D Menke (15); G Oliver (8).
TB: D Menke 5; G Oliver 4; R Carty 4; T Cline 2; M Jones; W Woodward.
RBI: R Carty 2 (74); D Menke 2 (60); W Woodward (42); G Oliver (24).
Team LOB: 5.
Baserunning
SB: M Jones (15, -1st base off  POCS); T Cline (2, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: D Menke (7, -1st base by  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Law 2.2 4 4 3 0 1 1 4.09 13 37
Billy O'Dell 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.70 2
Al McBean 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.92 6
Steve Blass, W (10-6) 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.79 7
Pete Mikkelsen, S (14) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.05 10
Team Totals 9 9 6 5 2 4 2 5.00 38 37

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tony Cloninger 6 7 5 5 1 6 1 4.13 26 43
Chi-Chi Olivo, L (4-4) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.06 3
Jay Ritchie 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.10 10
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 1 7 2 8.00 39 43
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 20,054.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Atlanta Braves
1 Matty Alou CF 1 Ty Cline 1B
2 Gene Alley SS 2 Eddie Mathews 3B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Willie Stargell LF 4 Rico Carty LF
5 Donn Clendenon 1B 5 Mack Jones CF
6 Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 Gene Oliver C
7 Bob Bailey 3B 7 Denis Menke SS
8 Jesse Gonder C 8 Woody Woodward 2B
9 Vern Law P 9 Tony Cloninger P

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