Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 13, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1962 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield 3b 4 1 2 0
Groat ss 5 1 3 0
Skinner lf 4 1 1 1
Marshall 1b 4 1 1 3
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
  Goss pr 0 0 0 0
  Neeman c 0 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 3 0 1 0
  Zimmer ph,2b 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 0
  Rojas 2b 0 0 0 0
Kasko 3b 5 1 2 0
Pinson cf 4 2 2 2
Robinson rf 3 1 2 2
Coleman 1b 4 1 1 0
Post lf 4 0 1 0
  Keough pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1
Purkey p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 0 1 1
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Pittsburgh 004 000 0004102
Cincinnati 103 001 01x6120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (4-3) 6.0 9 5 5 1 3
  Olivo   1.1 2 1 0 2 0
  Sturdivant   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
3
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (6-0) 7.2 9 4 4 2 5
  Henry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Brosnan  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5

  E–Groat 2 (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (4,off Purkey), Cincinnati Robinson (10,off Friend).  3B–Cincinnati Pinson (2,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Marshall (4,3rd inning off Purkey 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Pinson (11,1st inning off Friend 0 on, 2 out); Robinson (3,3rd inning off Friend 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Edwards (1,off Olivo).  IBB–Edwards (2,by Friend).  Team–8.  IBB–Friend (2,Edwards).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–3:02.  A–12,004.
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