New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 25, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 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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New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Smith D. 1b 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 0
Christopher rf 4 1 2 1
Taylor c 4 1 1 1
Thomas lf 4 1 1 0
Hickman cf 2 0 0 1
  Kanehl cf 2 0 0 0
Smith C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Samuel ss 3 0 1 1
Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 0 3 0
Virdon cf 3 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Lynch lf 4 2 2 1
  Johnston lf 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 2 1 2 0
Bailey 3b 2 1 1 4
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Veale p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 11 5
New York 013 000 000461
Pittsburgh 400 001 00x5110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (0-1) 6.0 8 5 5 1 3
  Bearnarth   1.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Bauta   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (1-1) 9.0 6 4 4 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
6

  E–C Smith (1).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Samuel (2,off Veale); Hunt (3,off Veale); Taylor (3,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Bailey (1,1st inning off Fisher 2 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Bailey (1,off Bearnarth).  SF–Bailey (1,off Fisher).  HBP–Clendenon 2 (2,by Fisher,by Bearnarth).  IBB–Pagliaroni (2,by Bauta).  Team–7.  CS–Schofield (1,2nd base by Bearnarth/Taylor); Clendenon (3,3rd base by Bauta/Taylor).  WP–Fisher (1), Veale 2 (3).  HBP–Fisher (1,Clendenon); Bearnarth (1,Clendenon).  IBB–Bauta (1,Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:24.  A–5,470.
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