Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 16, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1962 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 3 0
Groat ss 4 1 2 1
Skinner lf 5 1 1 0
  Goss lf 0 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 2 2 1
Clemente rf 4 1 1 3
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Veale p 1 0 0 0
  Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivo p 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
White ss 4 0 1 0
Hubbs 2b 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 2 2 0
Banks 1b 4 1 1 0
Santo 3b 5 0 1 1
McKnight rf 5 0 1 1
Altman cf 3 0 1 1
Thacker c 3 1 2 0
  Brock pr 0 0 0 0
  Barragan c 0 0 0 0
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Gerard p 0 0 0 0
  Morhardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Lary ph 0 0 0 0
  Balsamo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4
Pittsburgh 001 040 1006111
Chicago 202 001 0005102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale   2.1 6 4 3 3 3
  Francis   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Olivo  W (1-0) 4.1 4 1 1 1 3
  Face  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
5
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   4.1 7 5 4 2 1
  Gerard   1.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Anderson  L (0-2) 2.0 1 1 1 3 2
  Balsamo   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
6
5

  E–Clemente (1), McKnight (1), Altman (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Thacker (1).  2B–Chicago Thacker (1,off Olivo).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (2,5th inning off Hobbie 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Mazeroski (1,by Hobbie).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Lary (1,off Olivo).  SF–Hubbs (1,off Olivo).  Team–10.  CS–Virdon (1,2nd base by Anderson/Thacker).  HBP–Hobbie (1,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–3:00.  A–1,642.
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