Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 14, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 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 6, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 1 0
Groat ss 5 2 2 2
Clemente rf 3 1 3 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 2
Clendenon lf 4 0 1 1
  Goss lf 1 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Leppert c 5 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 1
Mizell p 3 1 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla ss 3 1 1 0
Zimmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Neal 2b 3 0 1 1
Thomas lf 3 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 0 0 0
  Marshall 1b 2 1 1 1
DeMerit cf 3 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 110 400 0006110
New York 001 000 001250
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 0 3 4
  Face  SV (2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (0-1) 7.0 9 6 6 4 5
  Anderson   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  PB–Leppert (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente 2 (2,off Jackson 2); Virdon (1,off Jackson), New York Thomas (1,off Mizell).  3B–Pittsburgh Stuart (1,off Jackson).  HR–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,2nd inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out), New York Marshall (1,9th inning off Face 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Mantilla (1,by Mizell).  Team–6.  HBP–Mizell (1,Mantilla).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:48.  A–9,231.
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