New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 22, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Zimmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Chacon ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 0
Hickman cf 4 1 3 2
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 1
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 2 0
Skinner lf 3 1 1 1
Stuart 1b 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 2 3 0
Burgess c 4 0 3 1
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 1
Veale p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
New York 010 100 100370
Pittsburgh 000 003 01x4121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   5.1 8 3 3 0 3
  Jones  L (0-3) 2.1 4 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (1-0) 9.0 7 3 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
6

  E–Clemente (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Burgess (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (3,off Craig); Groat (2,off Jones).  3B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (3,off Jones).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (2,6th inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Cannizzaro (1,off Veale); Hoak (1,off Jones).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Skinner (1,by Jones).  Team–8.  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Veale/Burgess).  IBB–Jones (1,Skinner).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Frank Walsh, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:17.  A–13,780.
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