New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 26, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 1 1 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Harkness 1b 5 2 3 1
Altman rf 5 0 2 1
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Gonder c 2 0 1 1
  Kanehl pr 0 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Elliot cf 3 0 0 0
Samuel ss 3 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Moran ss 0 0 0 0
Hook p 1 0 0 0
  Cisco p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 3 0 1 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 1
Clemente rf 5 0 2 1
Stargell lf 2 0 1 0
  Johnston lf 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 4 1 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 2 1
McFarlane c 4 1 0 0
Law p 3 0 3 0
  Bork p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 11 4
New York 000 100 011382
Pittsburgh 020 100 0014111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook   3.1 7 3 3 3 0
  Cisco   2.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Wakefield   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Bearnarth  L (0-2) 0.1 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.1
11
4
3
5
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   8.2 7 3 2 4 6
  Bork  W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
4
6

  E–Moran (1), Stephenson (1), Clendenon (1).  DP–New York 4.  3B–New York Harkness (1,off Law).  HR–Pittsburgh Bailey (2,2nd inning off Hook 0 on, 0 out); Mazeroski (1,4th inning off Hook 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Mota (1,off Bearnarth).  SF–Virdon (1,off Hook).  Team–10.  WP–Hook (1).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:43.
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