Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 15, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 2 1 0
Virdon cf 6 2 2 1
Clemente rf 3 1 2 1
Lynch lf 3 1 1 0
  Mota ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 1 2 2
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 5 1 2 1
Logan ss 3 0 0 0
Cardwell p 5 0 1 2
Totals 39 8 12 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman 3b 4 0 0 0
Carmel 1b 4 0 2 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 2 0
Snider rf 3 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Hicks cf 4 1 3 0
Coleman c 3 0 1 0
Moran ss 4 0 0 0
Cisco p 1 0 1 2
  Bauta p 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Harkness ph 1 0 0 0
  Hook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
Pittsburgh 000 402 2008120
New York 020 000 0002103
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (10-12) 9.0 10 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  L (7-12) 3.1 6 4 4 2 4
  Bauta   1.2 3 2 2 3 2
  Powell   2.0 3 2 1 2 2
  Hook   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
8
9

  E–Hickman 2 (11), Powell (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Lynch (7,off Cisco); Mazeroski (19,off Bauta); Clemente (20,off Bauta), New York Carmel (4,off Cardwell).  3B–Pittsburgh Bailey (2,off Powell).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Coleman (3,by Cardwell).  Team–6.  WP–Cisco (7).  IBB–Cardwell (8,Coleman).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–3:02.  A–7,822.
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