Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 17, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1963 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
Virdon cf 5 0 1 0
Skinner lf 5 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 2 2 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 2 3
Bailey 3b 3 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
Gibbon p 1 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Logan ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Oliver 2b 4 2 2 2
Gilliam 3b 4 0 2 1
  Zimmer 3b 0 0 0 0
Fairly cf 3 1 0 0
Davis lf 4 1 0 1
Howard rf 4 1 2 3
Skowron 1b 2 1 1 0
Roseboro c 4 1 1 0
Tracewski ss 3 2 3 1
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Moon ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 11 8
Pittsburgh 000 001 020391
Los Angeles 200 421 00x9112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  L (2-1) 4.0 6 6 5 3 2
  Francis   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Sisk   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
5
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (3-2) 8.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Scott  SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5

  E–Schofield (5), Gilliam (5), Tracewski (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski 2 (5,off Miller 2); Clendenon 2 (7,off Miller 2), Los Angeles Howard (5,off Gibbon).  3B–Los Angeles Oliver (2,off Gibbon).  HR–Los Angeles Howard (6,5th inning off Francis 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Miller (2,off Francis).  IBB–Skowron (1,by Gibbon).  Team–4.  SB–Roseboro (2,3rd base off Gibbon/Pagliaroni); Fairly (1,2nd base off Francis/Pagliaroni).  CS–Oliver (1,2nd base by Gibbon/Pagliaroni).  IBB–Gibbon (1,Skowron).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:39.  A–34,216.
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