Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 25, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1962 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 2
Skinner lf 3 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 0 2 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 2 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Friend p 3 1 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 0 2 1
Burda rf 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 3 0
White 1b 4 1 3 1
Smith cf 3 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 0 1 0
  Maxvill pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Gotay ss 2 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 1 1
  Schaffer c 1 1 1 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 000 020 000250
St. Louis 000 100 1013120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (14-12) 8.2 12 3 3 0 2
Totals
8.2
12
3
3
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (11-10) 9.0 5 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
3

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Burgess (17,off Jackson); Groat (26,off Jackson), St. Louis Boyer (24,off Friend); Whitfield (7,off Friend).  SH–Friend (7,off Jackson); Smith (2,off Friend).  IBB–Mazeroski (11,by Jackson).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Marshall (1,2nd base off Jackson/Sawatski).  CS–Boyer (7,2nd base by Friend/Burgess).  WP–Jackson (6).  IBB–Jackson (6,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:17.
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