Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 2, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1964 at Busch Stadium I. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 2 3 1
Johnston cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 5 1 3 3
Clendenon 1b 5 0 1 1
Bailey lf 4 0 1 0
  Virdon cf 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 1 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 0 1 0 0
  Butters p 0 0 0 0
  Bork p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 1 2 0
Groat ss 4 0 2 0
White 1b 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 3 1
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
James lf 4 0 1 0
  Shannon lf 0 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 2 1 1
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Clemens ph 1 0 1 1
  Maxvill pr,2b 1 0 1 0
Simmons p 4 0 1 1
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Pittsburgh 100 001 1025112
St. Louis 110 002 0004121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   6.0 8 4 4 1 4
  Sisk  W (1-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Butters   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Bork  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L (2-2) 8.1 10 5 4 2 2
  Shantz   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
3
3

  E–Schofield (2), Clemente (1), Groat (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Schofield (3,off Simmons), St. Louis Flood (3,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Freese (2,6th inning off Simmons 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Lewis (2,2nd inning off Friend 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Schofield (1,off Simmons).  IBB–Clemente (4,by Shantz); Lewis (1,by Friend).  Team LOB–9.  SH–McCarver (1,off Friend).  Team–10.  SB–Flood (2,2nd base off Butters/Pagliaroni).  WP–Simmons (1).  IBB–Friend (1,Lewis); Shantz (2,Clemente).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:35.  A–12,534.
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