Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
April 20, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1965 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 3, San Francisco Giants 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 3 1 1 1
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 2
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 1 2 0
Alley 2b 4 0 2 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  McBean p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
Alou M. lf 4 0 1 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 3 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 1
Alou J. rf 4 0 0 0
Hart 3b 4 0 1 0
Haller c 2 0 1 0
  Schroder pr 0 0 0 0
  Davenport 2b 0 0 0 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 1 0
  Perry pr 0 0 0 0
Lanier 2b 2 0 1 0
  Bailey ph,c 2 0 0 0
Bolin p 1 0 0 0
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 11 1
Pittsburgh 110 010 000391
San Francisco 010 000 0001110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (2-0) 6.1 7 1 1 1 0
  McBean  SV (2) 2.2 4 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
1
1
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin  L (0-1) 4.1 8 3 3 1 2
  Hendley   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Herbel   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Linzy   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
6

  E–McBean (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Virdon (1,off Bolin).  HR–San Francisco Mays (3,2nd inning off Friend 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Friend (2,off Bolin).  SF–Schofield (1,off Bolin).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:27.  A–37,784.
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