New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 29, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1963 at Forbes Field. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 4 1 1 0
Kanehl cf 4 1 2 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 1
Thomas lf 4 1 1 2
Hickman 3b 5 0 1 1
Harkness 1b 5 1 2 0
Sherry c 2 0 1 0
  Snider ph 1 1 1 0
  Schreiber ss 1 0 0 0
Moran ss 2 0 0 0
  Gonder ph,c 2 1 1 1
Craig p 3 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 1 0 1 1
Totals 37 7 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 5 0 2 0
Virdon cf 5 0 3 1
Clemente rf 5 0 1 0
Lynch lf 5 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 4 1 1 1
Schofield ss 4 0 1 0
Gibbon p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 4 14 4
New York 000 310 0307121
Pittsburgh 000 003 0014142
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  W (4-20) 5.2 10 3 3 0 0
  Bearnarth  SV (2) 3.1 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
0
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  L (5-9) 3.2 4 3 3 1 3
  Sisk   1.1 1 1 1 2 2
  Francis   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McBean   1.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Haddix   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
7

  E–Kanehl (10), Bailey (27), Stargell (6).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Kanehl (6,off Gibbon), Pittsburgh Virdon (19,off Bearnarth).  HR–New York Thomas (14,4th inning off Gibbon 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (7,6th inning off Craig 1 on, 1 out); Pagliaroni (11,6th inning off Craig 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hunt (7,off Gibbon).  HBP–Hunt (10,by Haddix).  IBB–Thomas (5,by Sisk).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  CS–Christopher (2,2nd base by Gibbon/Pagliaroni); Hunt (4,2nd base by McBean/Pagliaroni).  BK–Gibbon (1).  HBP–Haddix (4,Hunt).  IBB–Sisk (6,Thomas).  U–Chris Pelekoudas, Paul Pryor, Frank Secory.  T–3:11.  A–10,148.
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