Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 17, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1964 at Shea Stadium. 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 4, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Virdon cf 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 2 3 0
Stargell lf 5 2 4 2
Clendenon 1b 5 0 3 1
Bailey 3b 4 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 2 1
Pagliaroni c 2 0 0 0
  McFarlane c 3 0 1 0
Friend p 3 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 16 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harkness 1b 5 0 1 0
Altman rf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 3b 4 1 1 0
Gonder c 4 1 2 1
Thomas lf 4 1 1 0
Hickman cf 0 0 0 0
  Elliot pr,cf 2 0 1 0
Samuel ss 3 0 1 2
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Moran ss 0 0 0 0
Burright 2b 3 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 3 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 010 010 1014161
New York 000 300 000370
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (1-0) 9.0 7 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   6.2 11 3 3 1 4
  Bauta  L (0-1) 2.1 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
4
4
2
5

  E–Mazeroski (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell (3,off Fisher), New York Hunt (1,off Friend); Samuel (1,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (1,2nd inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Friend (1,off Bauta).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Hickman (1,by Friend).  Team–7.  HBP–Friend (1,Hickman).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:42.  A–50,312.
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