Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 21, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 8, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 1 2
Groat ss 6 1 2 0
Skinner lf 3 2 1 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 1
  Goss pr 0 1 0 0
  Leppert c 0 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 1
Clendenon 1b 3 1 1 0
  Marshall ph,1b 1 1 0 1
Hoak 3b 4 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Gibbon p 2 0 0 0
  Francis p 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivo p 1 0 1 1
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 8 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 3 1 1 1
Neal ss 3 1 1 0
Mantilla 3b 5 0 1 2
Thomas lf 5 1 2 1
Hickman cf 2 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph,1b 3 0 1 0
Herrscher 1b 1 0 0 0
  Ashburn cf 3 1 1 0
Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0
Pignatano c 3 1 1 1
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson p 3 1 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 5
Pittsburgh 100 002 104883
New York 000 105 000682
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon   3.2 1 1 1 5 2
  Francis   1.2 3 4 4 2 1
  Lamabe   1.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Olivo  W (4-1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Face  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
8
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   8.1 7 6 3 6 6
  Craig  L (7-20) 0.1 1 2 0 3 1
  Daviault   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
3
9
7

  E–Virdon (8), Clendenon (5), Hoak (8), Mantilla (15), Kanehl (17).  2B–Pittsburgh Groat 2 (24,off Anderson 2); Clemente (23,off Anderson); Burgess (16,off Anderson).  HR–New York Thomas (29,4th inning off Gibbon 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Skinner (1,by Anderson).  IBB–Mazeroski (10,by Craig).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Neal (8,off Francis).  Team–11.  SB–Christopher (7,2nd base off Gibbon/Burgess).  HBP–Anderson (3,Skinner).  IBB–Craig (3,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:35.
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