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Pirates 8 @ Braves 6
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 24, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 24, 1966 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 24, 1966 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning Pitcher—Steve Blass  
Losing Pitcher—Chi-Chi Olivo  
Save—Pete Mikkelsen  
Game Winning RBI—Roberto Clemente 

Game Info

DateSeptember 24, 1966 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Law  
Home Starting PitcherTony Cloninger  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance20,054 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Harry Wendelstedt

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Gene Alley  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Bob Bailey  Third Baseman 
Jesse Gonder  Catcher 
Vern Law  Pitcher 
Harry Walker  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ty Cline  First Baseman 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Rico Carty  Left Fielder 
Mack Jones  Center Fielder 
Gene Oliver  Catcher 
Denis Menke  Shortstop 
Woody Woodward  Second Baseman 
Tony Cloninger  Pitcher 
Billy Hitchcock  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Braves 6
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 24, 1966

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         Game of 9/24/1966 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Alou M, cf            3  1  2  0   Cline T, 1b           5  1  2  0   
Alley G, ss           5  1  2  2   Mathews E, 3b         5  0  0  0   
Clemente R, rf        4  1  1  3   Aaron H, rf           4  1  0  0   
Stargell W, lf        3  0  0  0   Carty R, lf           4  1  2  2   
Clendenon D, 1b       4  1  1  0   Jones M, cf           4  1  1  0   
Mazeroski B, 2b       3  0  0  1   Oliver G, c           3  1  1  1   
Bailey B, 3b          4  2  2  1   Menke D, ss           3  1  2  2   
Gonder J, c           3  0  1  0   Woodward W, 2b        4  0  1  1   
Michael G, pr         0  1  0  0   Cloninger T, p        3  0  0  0   
May J, c              1  0  0  0   Olivo C, p            0  0  0  0   
Law V, p              1  0  0  0   Ritchie J, p          0  0  0  0   
O'Dell B, p           0  0  0  0   Kopacz G, ph          1  0  0  0   
McBean A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Spriggs G, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
Blass S, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Lynch J, ph           1  1  1  1                                      
Mikkelsen P, p        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  8 11  8                        36  6  9  6

Pittsburgh       100 200 500 --  8
Atlanta          113 010 000 --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Law V                 2.2  4  4  3  0  1
O'Dell B*             0.0  1  1  1  1  0
McBean A              1.1  1  0  0  1  0
Blass S (W)           2.0  2  1  1  0  2
Mikkelsen P (S)       3.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cloninger T+          6.0  7  5  5  1  6
Olivo C (L)           0.1  2  2  2  0  0
Ritchie J             2.2  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Alley G
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 5
2B -- Carty R 2, Alley G, Alou M
3B -- Clendenon D
HR -- Menke D, Bailey B, Oliver G, Clemente R
SB -- Cline T, Jones M
CS -- Menke D
SH -- Alou M 2
SF -- Clemente R, Mazeroski B
PB -- Gonder J
T -- 2:55
A -- 20054

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