San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 15, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1963 at Forbes Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. rf,lf,cf 5 3 1 1
Hiller 2b 6 3 4 1
McCovey lf 4 1 2 1
  Alou J. rf 2 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 3 2 4
  Alou M. lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 4 1
  Larker 1b 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 2 3
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 5 2 2 0
O'Dell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 18 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Mota cf 4 1 2 1
Stargell lf 4 1 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 1 1 1
Bailey 3b 4 1 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 2
Schwall p 2 1 1 0
  Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Butters p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 5
San Francisco 300 000 54113182
Pittsburgh 000 120 002584
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  W (13-8) 9.0 8 5 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  L (6-11) 6.1 8 6 5 4 4
  Francis   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Face   0.2 6 4 4 0 0
  Butters   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
13
12
5
5

  E–J Alou (1), Larker (5), Mota 2 (2), Bailey (32), Face (3).  DP–San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 3.  PB–Burgess (7).  2B–San Francisco Cepeda 2 (30,off Schwall 2).  HR–San Francisco Mays (35,1st inning off Schwall 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Bailey (9,by Schwall); Mays (5,by Francis).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Cepeda 2 (8,3rd base off Schwall/Burgess,2nd base off Francis/Burgess).  CS–F Alou (2,2nd base by Schwall/Burgess); Bailey (6,2nd base by Francis/Burgess).  IBB–Schwall (12,Bailey); Francis (11,Mays).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:24.  A–18,916.
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