Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 31, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1962 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 0 2 0
Clemente rf 5 0 1 0
Burgess c 5 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Clendenon lf 5 1 1 0
Hoak 3b 5 1 3 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 1
Francis p 4 0 1 1
Totals 41 2 11 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 0 0
Klaus 3b 4 2 1 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 5 0 0 0
Covington lf 5 0 2 0
  Wine pr 0 1 0 0
Demeter cf 4 0 1 2
Dalrymple c 4 0 0 0
Amaro ss 4 0 2 0
Green p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 200 000 002110
Philadelphia 100 000 010 01370
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Francis  L (6-8) 10.1 7 3 3 4 5
Totals
10.1
7
3
3
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   7.0 10 2 2 2 2
  Baldschun  W (9-7) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
11.0
11
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Groat (27,off Green); Francis (3,off Green).  3B–Philadelphia Klaus (2,off Francis); Demeter (3,off Francis).  SH–Francis (3,off Green).  SF–Mazeroski (3,off Green); Callison (1,off Francis).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  CS–Mazeroski (2,2nd base by Baldschun/Dalrymple).  SB–Taylor (19,2nd base off Francis/Burgess).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–3:14.  A–8,191.
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