New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 28, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1963 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Carmel cf 5 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 0
Snider rf 3 0 2 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 1
Harkness 1b 4 1 2 0
Hickman 3b 4 0 1 0
Coleman c 3 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
Moran ss 1 0 0 0
  Hicks ph 1 0 1 1
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Bauta p 1 0 0 0
  Hook p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brand c 4 1 2 0
Mota lf 3 2 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 3 3
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 2
Clendenon 1b 3 1 0 0
Bailey 3b 2 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 1
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Cardwell p 4 1 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 6
New York 000 001 001283
Pittsburgh 002 030 02x780
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (8-16) 4.2 5 5 2 2 3
  Bauta   3.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Hook   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
4
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (13-12) 8.1 8 2 2 3 7
  Face  SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
9

  E–Hunt (23), Hickman (17), Coleman (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–New York Snider (8,off Cardwell); Hunt (19,off Cardwell), Pittsburgh Brand (2,off Jackson).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (14,3rd inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Hunt (9,by Cardwell).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Jackson (1,2nd base by Cardwell/Brand).  WP–Cardwell (2).  HBP–Cardwell (14,Hunt).  U–Frank Secory, Chris Pelekoudas, Paul Pryor.  T–2:49.  A–6,123.
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