New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 23, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1962 at Forbes Field. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla 3b 3 2 3 1
Chacon ss 4 2 3 2
Bell rf 3 0 1 1
  Smith rf 1 0 1 2
Thomas lf 3 0 1 1
  DeMerit lf 0 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 2 0 0 0
  Hodges 1b 3 0 2 0
Neal 2b 5 1 2 0
Hickman cf 4 1 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 1 0 0
Hook p 4 2 1 2
Totals 35 9 14 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 1
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 1 0 0 0
  McFarlane c 2 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 2 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Olivo p 1 0 1 0
  Schofield ph 1 1 1 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York 240 001 0209140
Pittsburgh 000 001 000153
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  L (1-1) 1.0 3 5 5 2 0
  Olivo   5.0 7 2 1 1 2
  Lamabe   2.0 3 2 2 1 3
  Haddix   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
4
7

  E–Groat (2), Skinner (2), Stuart (1).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Neal (1,off Sturdivant); Mantilla (3,off Olivo); Thomas (3,off Lamabe), Pittsburgh Olivo (1,off Hook).  3B–New York Smith (1,off Lamabe).  SH–Mantilla (1,off Olivo).  SF–Bell (1,off Sturdivant); Thomas (2,off Sturdivant); Mantilla (1,off Olivo).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  WP–Sturdivant (1).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:40.  A–16,676.
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