Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 19, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1964 at Shea Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 3 1 2 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 2
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 2 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Law p 2 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Bork p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 0 0
Christopher rf 3 1 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 0
Hickman cf 4 1 1 4
Smith lf 3 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Stallard p 3 0 2 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 002261
New York 000 004 00x451
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (9-11) 5.2 5 4 4 2 5
  Sisk   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Bork   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  W (7-16) 9.0 6 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
8

  E–Mazeroski (19), Hunt (15).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Burgess (3,off Stallard), New York Stallard (3,off Law); C Smith (12,off Law).  HR–Pittsburgh Virdon (3,9th inning off Stallard 1 on, 0 out), New York Hickman (9,6th inning off Law 3 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  CS–Bailey (8,2nd base by Stallard/Cannizzaro).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:15.  A–19,192.
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