Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
July 29, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1963 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 3 1 0 0
Virdon cf 5 0 3 2
Clemente rf 5 0 3 2
Lynch lf 5 0 1 0
Burgess c 5 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 1 0 0
Francis p 1 1 1 0
  Law p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 1 1 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
  Brand ph 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn rf 4 1 1 0
  Pierce p 1 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 4 1 1 1
McCovey lf 3 1 1 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 3
Bailey c 4 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 2 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 3 0 2 1
Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Alou F. ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 030 001 0004110
San Francisco 011 030 00x5120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Francis   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Law  L (4-5) 2.2 5 4 4 1 0
  Sisk   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Veale   2.0 3 0 0 1 2
  McBean   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
4
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   2.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Duffalo  W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Pierce  SV (6) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (17,off Perry), San Francisco Davenport (15,off Law); Pagan (5,off Veale).  HR–San Francisco Hiller (3,3rd inning off Law 0 on, 1 out); Mays (24,5th inning off Law 2 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:18.  A–12,089.
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