Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 20, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Skinner lf 3 0 0 0
  Goss lf 0 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 1 2 1
Clemente rf 4 1 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 0
Friend p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn rf 4 0 0 0
Neal ss 4 0 1 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0
Herrscher 3b 2 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
Hook p 2 0 1 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 000 010 100–260
New York 000 000 000–041
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (14-11) 9.0 4 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (7-14) 8.0 6 2 1 0 4
  MacKenzie   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
5
  E–Hook (2).  DP–New York 1.  HR–Pittsburgh Burgess (12,7th inning off Hook 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SB–Hickman (3,2nd base off Friend/Burgess).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:15.
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