New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 16, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman cf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 5 1 2 0
Hunt 2b 5 0 3 0
Christopher rf 4 0 2 0
Smith C. 3b 5 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 1 1
Samuel ss 4 0 1 0
Smith D. lf 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 3 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 0 0
Stargell 1b,lf 3 0 1 1
Lynch lf 3 0 0 0
  Clendenon 1b 0 0 0 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 2 0 0 0
Veale p 3 0 1 1
Totals 28 2 4 2
New York 100 000 000191
Pittsburgh 110 000 00x243
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (4-5) 7.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Bearnarth   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (6-4) 9.0 9 1 0 5 12
Totals
9.0
9
1
0
5
12

  E–Samuel (6), Schofield (8), Stargell (5), Mazeroski (8).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (8,off Fisher).  3B–Pittsburgh Stargell (3,off Fisher).  HBP–Schofield (5,by Fisher); Pagliaroni (2,by Fisher).  Team–4.  CS–Christopher (2,2nd base by Veale/Pagliaroni).  HBP–Fisher 2 (5,Schofield,Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:18.  A–7,187.
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