New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 11, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1964 at Forbes Field. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Elliot cf 4 1 2 2
Christopher rf 4 1 2 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 1
Altman lf 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
Fisher p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 3 1 0 0
Mota cf 3 1 0 0
Clemente rf 3 0 2 1
Lynch lf 2 0 0 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Alley ss 2 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 3 2
New York 101 000 10381
Pittsburgh 002 000 00230
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (8-14) 7.1 3 2 1 2 1
Totals
7.1
3
2
1
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (10-12) 7.0 8 3 3 0 3
  McBean   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
0
3

  E–McMillan (13).  2B–New York Christopher (16,off Friend); Elliot (7,off Friend), Pittsburgh Mazeroski (17,off Fisher).  HR–New York Elliot (9,3rd inning off Friend 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Lynch (2,off Fisher).  Team–4.  SB–Hunt (5,2nd base off Friend/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:20.  A–8,542.
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