New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 27, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn rf 5 1 2 0
Chacon ss 5 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 0 1 0
  Christopher lf 0 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 5 2 2 2
Neal 2b 5 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Taylor c 1 1 1 0
  Cannizzaro ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hickman cf 4 1 2 0
Craig p 4 0 1 2
Totals 38 5 11 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 3 4 1
Groat ss 3 1 0 0
Skinner lf 5 0 3 3
Clemente rf 4 0 0 1
Burgess c 4 1 2 0
  Goss pr 0 0 0 0
  Leppert c 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
New York 021 000 200 05113
Pittsburgh 200 010 110 16110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (4-10) 9.1 11 6 6 1 3
Totals
9.1
11
6
6
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   7.0 10 5 5 3 5
  Olivo  W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
3
7

  E–Thomas (6), Hodges (4), Craig (3).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 3.  PB–Burgess (4).  2B–New York Thomas (13,off Friend), Pittsburgh Burgess (8,off Craig).  HR–New York Thomas (14,7th inning off Friend 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Friend (2,off Craig); Hoak (1,off Craig); Clendenon (1,off Craig).  HBP–Groat (2,by Craig).  Team–5.  CS–Virdon (5,2nd base by Craig/Taylor).  WP–Craig (4).  HBP–Craig (3,Groat).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–3:00.  A–12,468.
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