New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 4, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1962 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 4 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 4 0 1 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 2 0
Thomas 1b 4 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 0 2 1
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
Pignatano c 3 0 1 0
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 1 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 2
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 3 0 1 3
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
Haddix p 3 2 3 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
New York 000 000 100182
Pittsburgh 001 010 30x581
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (3-16) 6.2 8 5 4 1 1
  Hunter   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Daviault   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W (9-5) 9.0 8 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
7

  E–Chacon 2 (17), Burgess (6).  2B–New York Mantilla (14,off Haddix); Thomas (21,off Haddix); Christopher (9,off Haddix), Pittsburgh Haddix 2 (3,off Anderson 2); Groat (30,off Anderson).  SH–Anderson (3,off Haddix).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  CS–Kanehl (6,2nd base by Haddix/Burgess); Clendenon (1,2nd base by Anderson/Pignatano).  SB–Virdon (3,2nd base off Anderson/Pignatano).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:10.  A–4,364.
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