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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres

1969-08-08 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 6061 · night · 2:39

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Diego Padres 7–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 2nd. Bob Veale earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	12
SDN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	11

W: Bob Veale L: Joe Niekro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Harry Wendelstedt · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Pagan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Stargell	4	0	1	2	1	2
Roberto Clemente	2	0	0	0	1	2
Al Oliver	4	1	0	0	1	1
Manny Sanguillen	5	3	3	1	0	0
Freddie Patek	5	1	2	1	0	1
Gene Alley	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Veale	4	1	2	1	0	0
Carl Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Jose Arcia	5	0	1	0	1
Tommy Dean	3	0	2	2	0
Ivan Murrell	5	0	3	0	1
Nate Colbert	5	0	1	0	1
Al Ferrara	3	0	0	1	1
Ed Spiezio	4	0	2	0	1
Cito Gaston	4	0	1	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	4	0	0	0	1
Gary Ross	2	0	0	0	2
John Sipin	2	1	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Veale	9.0	11	3	10

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Niekro	1.2	5	1	1
Gary Ross	5.1	7	2	3
Tommie Sisk	2.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matty Alou: S7
Jose Pagan: WP.1-2
Jose Pagan: 13
Willie Stargell: K
Roberto Clemente: W
Al Oliver: 43

Bot 1

Jose Arcia: 8
Tommy Dean: S9
Ivan Murrell: K
Nate Colbert: S8.1-2
Al Ferrara: K/C

Top 2

Manny Sanguillen: S6
Freddie Patek: D7.1-3
Gene Alley: 43.3-H;2-3
Bob Veale: FC/G.3-H;B-1
Matty Alou: S7.1-2
Jose Pagan: 8
Willie Stargell: D9.2-H;1-H
Roberto Clemente: K/C

Bot 2

Ed Spiezio: S9.B-2(E9)
Cito Gaston: 53
Chris Cannizzaro: K/C
Gary Ross: K

Top 3

Al Oliver: 4/P
Manny Sanguillen: T8
Freddie Patek: 43.3-H
Gene Alley: S4
Bob Veale: S8.1-2
Matty Alou: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Jose Arcia: 8
Tommy Dean: W
Ivan Murrell: S4/G.1-2
Nate Colbert: 63.2-3;1-2
Al Ferrara: 8

Top 4

Jose Pagan: S8
Willie Stargell: 64(1)/FO
Roberto Clemente: K/C
Al Oliver: 3/G

Bot 4

Ed Spiezio: S7
Cito Gaston: K
Chris Cannizzaro: 9
Gary Ross: K/C

Top 5

Manny Sanguillen: 53
Freddie Patek: K/C
Gene Alley: 4/P

Bot 5

Jose Arcia: S7
Tommy Dean: PB.1-2
Tommy Dean: 63
Ivan Murrell: 8
Nate Colbert: 53

Top 6

Bob Veale: S8
Matty Alou: 43.1-2
Jose Pagan: 8
Willie Stargell: IW
Carl Taylor: 3/G

Bot 6

Al Ferrara: 8
Ed Spiezio: 6/FL
Cito Gaston: S8
Chris Cannizzaro: 3/FL

Top 7

Al Oliver: W
Manny Sanguillen: D8.1-H
Freddie Patek: S7.2-H(E5)(NR)(UR);B-2
Gene Alley: FC.2-3;B-1
Bob Veale: 5/LDP/L.3X3(5)
Matty Alou: 63

Bot 7

John Sipin: D7
Jose Arcia: K
Tommy Dean: S7.2-H(E7)(NR);B-2
Ivan Murrell: S6.2-2
Nate Colbert: K
Al Ferrara: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Spiezio: K

Top 8

Jose Pagan: 43
Willie Stargell: K
Carl Taylor: 63

Bot 8

Cito Gaston: 63
Chris Cannizzaro: 53
John Sipin: K

Top 9

Al Oliver: K
Manny Sanguillen: 63
Freddie Patek: 63

Bot 9

Jose Arcia: 53
Tommy Dean: W
Ivan Murrell: S7.1-2
Nate Colbert: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Roberto Clemente ejected by HP umpire Lee Weyer

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