Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
April 21, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1965 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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, San Francisco Giants 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 1 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
  Rodgers 2b 0 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 3 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 1
Alley 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Virgil pr,2b,3b 1 0 0 0
Gibbon p 2 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
Kuenn lf 2 1 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 2
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Hart 3b 4 1 1 0
Hiatt c 2 0 1 0
  Bailey ph,c 1 0 1 0
Lanier 2b 2 0 0 0
Marichal p 3 0 1 1
Totals 30 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 010280
San Francisco 002 000 10x372
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gibbon  L (0-2) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Face   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (2-1) 9.0 8 2 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
7

  E–Pagan (2), Hiatt (1).  DP–San Francisco 2.  HR–Pittsburgh Virdon (1,8th inning off Marichal 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco McCovey (1,3rd inning off Gibbon 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Pagliaroni (1,off Marichal).  IBB–Lynch (2,by Marichal).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Lanier (1,off Face).  Team–6.  SB–Clendenon (1,2nd base off Marichal/Hiatt); Bailey (1,3rd base off Marichal/Hiatt).  IBB–Marichal (1,Lynch).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:36.  A–12,022.
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