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Pirates 5 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1963

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 20, 1963 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 20, 1963 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 5
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherDon Cardwell  
Losing PitcherBob Buhl  
SaveRoy Face  
Game Winning RBIJerry Lynch 

Game Info

DateAugust 20, 1963 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Cardwell  
Home Starting PitcherBob Buhl  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance15,161 
Time of Game2 hours 36 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Vargo
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Lee Weyer
3B: Al Barlick

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Bailey  Third Baseman 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lynch  Left Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Jim Pagliaroni  Catcher 
Dick Schofield  Shortstop 
Don Cardwell  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Right Fielder 
Ken Hubbs  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ellis Burton  Center Fielder 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Merritt Ranew  Catcher 
Andre Rodgers  Shortstop 
Bob Buhl  Pitcher 
Bob Kennedy  Manager 

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1 Re: Chicago Cubs versus Pittsburgh Pirates - August 20, 1963 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by gary fouse – 03/10/2017 at 9:43 PM
My first Cub game and froim that point, a Cub fan. 53 years later, Cubs win it all.

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Pirates 5 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1963

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/20/1963 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Bailey B, 3b          4  0  0  0   Brock L, rf           4  0  1  0   
Virdon B, cf          4  1  1  0   Hubbs K, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Clemente R, rf        2  1  0  0   Williams B, lf        4  1  1  0   
Lynch J, lf           4  1  2  3   Santo R, 3b           3  2  2  1   
Mota M, pr-lf         0  0  0  0   Burton E, cf          4  0  2  0   
Stargell W, 1b        4  0  0  0   Banks E, 1b           3  0  1  2   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  1  1  1   Ranew M, c            4  0  0  0   
Pagliaroni J, c       4  1  1  1   Rodgers A, ss         2  0  0  0   
Schofield D, ss       3  0  1  0   Landrum D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Cardwell D, p         4  0  0  0   Grammas A, ss         0  0  0  0   
McBean A, p           0  0  0  0   Burke L, ph           1  0  0  0   
Face R, p             0  0  0  0   Buhl B, p             2  0  1  0   
                                   Elston D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Boros S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Hobbie G, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  6  5                        33  3  9  3

Pittsburgh       300 000 200 --  5
Chicago          010 000 101 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cardwell D (W)*       8.0  7  3  3  1  3
McBean A              0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Face R (S)            0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Buhl B (L)            6.1  5  5  5  2  1
Elston D              1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Hobbie G              1.0  0  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 5
2B -- Hubbs K, Schofield D, Santo R, Burton E, Brock L
HR -- Lynch J, Santo R, Mazeroski B, Pagliaroni J
SF -- Banks E
WP -- Buhl B
T -- 2:36
A -- 15161

    

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