Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1964 at Forbes Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 1 0
Gilliam 3b 4 2 2 2
Davis W. cf 4 2 2 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 2 1
Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 0 0 0
  Parker rf 0 0 0 0
Camilli c 4 0 0 0
Tracewski 2b 3 1 2 0
Koufax p 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 1 1 0
Mota cf 5 1 0 0
Clemente rf 3 2 1 1
Stargell lf 5 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 2 3
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 0
Pagliaroni c 2 0 1 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 0 0 0 0
  McFarlane pr,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Los Angeles 004 000 020692
Pittsburgh 301 000 000483
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (5-4) 7.0 8 4 3 4 8
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
5
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (4-5) 7.1 9 6 3 2 2
  Green   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McBean   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Priddy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
3
2
3

  E–Wills (9), Gilliam (6), Mota (2), Stargell (4), Mazeroski (5).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Camilli (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Freese (5,off Koufax).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (5,3rd inning off Koufax 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mazeroski (3,off B Miller).  Team–9.  SB–Wills (20,2nd base off Friend/Pagliaroni).  CS–Freese (1,3rd base by Koufax/Camilli).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:43.  A–9,354.
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