Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 15, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 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 7, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 3 2 3 1
Groat ss 3 1 2 1
Skinner lf 2 0 0 1
Stuart 1b 4 1 2 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 1
Burgess c 4 1 1 3
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Friend p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla ss 4 1 1 1
Zimmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 4 1 1 1
Bell rf 4 0 2 0
DeMerit cf 3 0 1 0
Ginsberg c 1 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 0 0
Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 1 0
  Moorhead p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 005 200 0007110
New York 100 100 000260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (0-2) 3.0 6 5 5 2 1
  MacKenzie   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Moorhead   4.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 3.  3B–Pittsburgh Virdon (1,off MacKenzie).  HR–Pittsburgh Burgess (1,3rd inning off Craig 2 on, 2 out), New York Mantilla (1,1st inning off Friend 0 on, 0 out); Marshall (2,4th inning off Friend 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Friend (1,off MacKenzie).  SF–Skinner (1,off Craig); Groat (1,off MacKenzie).  Team LOB–2.  Team–7.  WP–Friend 2 (2).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:20.  A–11,278.
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