Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Colt .45s
May 19, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Colt .45s and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Colt .45s 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 1 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Skinner lf 3 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 3
Stargell rf 3 0 1 0
  Clemente ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 1
Friend p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Houston Colt .45s ab   r   h rbi
Temple 3b 4 0 2 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Spangler lf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 1 0
Warwick rf 4 0 2 0
Goss cf 4 0 1 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Lillis 2b 3 0 1 0
Hartman ss 4 0 1 0
Farrell p 2 0 1 0
  Aspromonte ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 9 0
Pittsburgh 000 110 0215101
Houston 000 000 000091
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (4-3) 9.0 9 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
1
5
  Houston Colt .45s IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  L (4-4) 7.0 6 2 2 0 4
  McMahon   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Woodeshick   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
4

  E–Schofield (6), Spangler (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Houston 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Burgess (2,off Farrell); Schofield (4,off McMahon), Houston Warwick (4,off Friend); Farrell (1,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Clendenon (5,9th inning off Woodeshick 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  SB–Skinner (4,2nd base off Farrell/Bateman).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:13.  A–8,847.
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