St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 6, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1964 at Forbes Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Flood cf 3 0 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
James lf 3 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 0 1 0
Sadecki p 3 0 1 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 3 0 1 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 2 0
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 2 0 1 0
Friend p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 7 0
St. Louis 000 000 000062
Pittsburgh 000 000 001170
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  L (0-3) 8.0 6 1 0 2 9
  Gibson   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
1
0
3
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (3-0) 9.0 6 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
2

  E–Groat (5), Gibson (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Boyer (4,off Friend); Sadecki (1,off Friend), Pittsburgh Clemente (9,off Sadecki).  3B–St. Louis Boyer (2,off Friend), Pittsburgh Alley (1,off Sadecki).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Pagliaroni (1,off Sadecki).  IBB–Alley (1,by Sadecki); Clendenon (1,by Gibson).  Team–7.  CS–Clendenon (4,2nd base by Sadecki/McCarver).  IBB–Sadecki (1,Alley); Gibson (1,Clendenon).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:26.  A–8,659.
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