New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 24, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1964 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harkness 1b 4 0 1 1
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Elliot cf 4 0 1 0
Gonder c 4 1 1 0
Altman rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 1
Kanehl 3b 3 1 1 0
  Smith 3b 1 0 0 0
Samuel ss 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Moran ss 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 1 1 1
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 1 1 0
  Dillon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 2 1 0
Virdon cf 4 3 4 2
Clemente rf 5 1 2 1
Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 2
Bailey 3b 5 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 1
Stargell lf 4 1 2 2
  Johnston lf 0 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
Friend p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
New York 002 100 010482
Pittsburgh 021 032 01x9152
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (1-2) 5.0 12 8 6 1 3
  Bauta   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Dillon   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
7
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (2-0) 9.0 8 4 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
0
5

  E–Kanehl (1), Samuel (2), Schofield (1), Friend (1).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Gonder (2).  2B–New York Jackson (1,off Friend); Harkness (1,off Friend); Gonder (1,off Friend); Taylor (2,off Friend), Pittsburgh Clemente (4,off Jackson); Clendenon 2 (4,off Jackson,off Bauta); Stargell (6,off Bauta); Schofield (2,off Dillon).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (2,2nd inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Virdon (1,6th inning off Jackson 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Clendenon (1,off Dillon).  Team–8.  SB–Kanehl (1,2nd base off Friend/Pagliaroni).  WP–Jackson (2).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:45.  A–7,903.
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