Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1962 at Forbes Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 1
  Burright ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 5 1 3 0
Snider rf 3 1 1 0
  Howard ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Davis T. lf 5 3 4 2
Fairly 1b 1 2 0 0
Carey 3b 5 0 1 1
Camilli c 4 2 2 4
Drysdale p 4 1 2 2
Totals 39 10 15 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield 3b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 3 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 1
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
McFarlane c 3 0 0 0
Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Veale p 1 0 1 0
  Clendenon ph 0 0 0 0
  Mizell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Los Angeles 052 010 10110151
Pittsburgh 000 000 001152
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (4-1) 9.0 5 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  L (1-2) 1.1 4 5 5 1 1
  Veale   4.2 6 3 2 1 2
  Mizell   3.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
3
4

  E–W Davis (2), Stuart 2 (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  PB–McFarlane (2).  2B–Los Angeles T Davis (8,off Sturdivant); Drysdale (2,off Sturdivant), Pittsburgh Clemente (4,off Drysdale); Groat (5,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles Camilli (1,3rd inning off Veale 1 on, 2 out); T Davis (6,7th inning off Mizell 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fairly (2,off Veale).  IBB–Fairly (1,by Sturdivant).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–W Davis (5,2nd base off Veale/McFarlane); T Davis (1,2nd base off Mizell/McFarlane).  BK–Veale (1).  IBB–Sturdivant (1,Fairly).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:34.  A–13,366.
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