New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1962 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 3 2
Zimmer 3b 4 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Moorhead p 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 0 0
Neal 2b 5 1 3 0
Mantilla ss 5 1 2 1
Landrith c 4 1 2 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 0 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Moford p 0 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 4 13 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Skinner lf 4 2 2 0
Stuart 1b 4 1 2 4
Clemente rf 2 2 1 1
Burgess c 3 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Face p 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 6
New York 000 200 0024132
Pittsburgh 010 202 30x894
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (0-1) 5.1 6 5 5 2 1
  Moford   0.2 2 3 2 0 0
  MacKenzie   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Moorhead   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
7
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (3-0) 6.1 8 2 2 3 4
  Face  SV (4) 2.2 5 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
4
4

  E–Thomas (2), Mantilla (2), Virdon (1), Skinner (1), Hoak 2 (2).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Thomas (2,off Friend); Ashburn (1,off Friend), Pittsburgh Skinner (3,off Bob L Miller).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (1,off Bob L Miller).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (1,6th inning off Bob L Miller 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bob L Miller (1,off Friend); Face (1,off Moford).  IBB–Bouchee (1,by Friend).  Team LOB–14.  SF–Burgess (1,off Bob L Miller).  Team–3.  SB–Clemente (1,2nd base off Moford/Landrith).  IBB–Friend (1,Bouchee).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:51.  A–17,927.
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