San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 1, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1963 at Forbes Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 5 0 1 0
  Bowman 2b 0 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 1 0 0 0
  Amalfitano 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 0
McCovey lf 4 1 3 2
Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 0 2 0
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 2 0 0 1
Sanford p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 5 12 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 1 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 1
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 0 3 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 2 0 0 0
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Elliot ph 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
San Francisco 000 300 2005121
Pittsburgh 100 000 000171
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (4-1) 9.0 7 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (3-1) 4.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Sisk   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Sturdivant   3.0 4 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
6

  E–Sanford (1), Schofield (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Pagliaroni (2).  2B–San Francisco McCovey (5,off Friend).  SF–Pagan (1,off Friend).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Friend (3,off Sanford).  Team–9.  SB–F Alou (4,3rd base off Friend/Pagliaroni); Haller (2,2nd base off Sturdivant/Pagliaroni).  BK–Sanford (4), Sturdivant (2).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:34.  A–6,122.
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