Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 2, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1963 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 0 0
Virdon cf 5 1 3 2
Clemente rf 5 0 2 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 3 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Gibbon p 1 0 0 0
  Francis p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 1 0
  Brand pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 2 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 1 2 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Musial lf 4 1 1 1
  Kolb lf 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 2
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 2 2 0
Altman rf 3 1 3 1
Taylor p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 5
Pittsburgh 001 000 0012112
St. Louis 310 001 01x6120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  L (5-10) 1.1 6 4 4 0 1
  Francis   4.2 4 1 0 1 2
  Haddix   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor  W (9-6) 9.0 11 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
5

  E–Schofield (20), Clemente (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clendenon (27,off Taylor); Clemente (21,off Taylor), St. Louis Musial (9,off Gibbon).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (8,off Taylor); Virdon (6,off Taylor).  HR–Pittsburgh Virdon (8,3rd inning off Taylor 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Boyer (21,1st inning off Gibbon 1 on, 1 out); Altman (9,8th inning off Haddix 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Taylor (2,off Francis).  IBB–Boyer (6,by Haddix).  Team–7.  SB–McCarver (5,Home off Francis/Burgess); Altman (13,2nd base off Francis/Burgess).  IBB–Haddix (4,Boyer).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:21.  A–22,458.
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