Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 13, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 1 2 1
Hoak 3b 2 1 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 1
Sturdivant p 3 0 0 0
  Goss lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 1 1
Mantilla ss 4 1 1 0
Neal 2b 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 2 2
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 3 1 1 0
Zimmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 1 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 1 0
  Chacon pr 0 0 0 0
  Moford p 1 0 1 0
  DeMerit pr 0 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 020 001 010481
New York 000 011 010390
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 1 7
  Face  SV (1) 2.0 3 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (0-1) 5.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Moford   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Daviault   2.0 0 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–Face (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak (1,off Jones), New York Marshall (1,off Sturdivant).  3B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,off Jones).  HR–New York Thomas (1,6th inning off Sturdivant 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  WP–Moford (1), Daviault 2 (2).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:45.  A–12,447.
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