Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
May 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1964 at Candlestick Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Francisco Giants 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 1 3 0
Virdon cf 5 2 2 1
Clemente rf 5 2 2 2
Lynch lf 3 1 1 3
  Mota lf 1 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 1 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 1 1
Friend p 3 1 1 1
Totals 38 9 13 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hart 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou J. rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
McCovey lf 3 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 2 1
Haller c 3 0 0 0
Davenport 2b 3 0 1 1
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 202 100 2209131
San Francisco 010 001 000254
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (4-3) 9.0 5 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
2
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (2-1) 7.0 11 7 6 0 4
  MacKenzie   2.0 2 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
7
1
4

  E–Virdon (3), Hart (7), McCovey 2 (8), Davenport (3).  2B–San Francisco Hart (4,off Friend); Mays (7,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Lynch (2,1st inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out); Clemente (4,7th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mazeroski (2,off MacKenzie); Friend (2,off MacKenzie).  SF–Lynch (1,off Perry).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:22.  A–20,113.
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