San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 21, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1962 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 5 1 1 0
Alou lf 6 0 1 1
Mays cf 5 1 2 1
McCovey rf 3 0 1 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Mota rf 2 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 2 1
Haller c 2 2 1 1
Davenport 3b 5 0 2 0
Pagan ss 4 1 0 0
  Kuenn ph 0 0 0 0
  Bowman ss 0 0 0 0
O'Dell p 2 0 1 1
  Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 11 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 1 0
Groat ss 5 2 2 0
Clemente rf 5 2 2 0
Stuart 1b 4 1 1 1
Hoak 3b 5 1 1 3
Goss lf 3 1 1 1
Leppert c 2 0 0 0
  Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 0
McBean p 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 1 0 0 0
  Olivo p 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 40 7 12 6
San Francisco 122 001 000 006111
Pittsburgh 402 000 000 017121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell   2.0 7 6 6 1 1
  Miller   7.0 3 0 0 1 6
  Larsen  L (4-2) 1.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Pierce   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Bolin   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.1
12
7
7
4
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McBean   2.1 6 5 5 2 2
  Lamabe   3.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Olivo   3.1 0 0 0 0 4
  Face  W (8-2) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
11.0
11
6
6
5
9

  E–Davenport (13), Groat (26).  DP–San Francisco 3.  PB–Leppert (6).  3B–San Francisco Mays (5,off Face).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (21,3rd inning off McBean 0 on, 1 out); Haller (9,3rd inning off McBean 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Haller (3,by McBean).  IBB–Kuenn (3,by Face); Mazeroski (6,by Pierce).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Skinner (3,off Miller).  Team–7.  HBP–McBean (6,Haller).  IBB–Pierce (2,Mazeroski); Face (3,Kuenn).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Frank Walsh, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:30.  A–23,917.
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