Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 2, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1965 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 0 1
Virdon cf 5 0 2 1
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 2
Lynch rf 4 0 2 0
Bailey 3b 4 1 1 0
Pagliaroni c 4 2 3 1
Alley 2b 4 0 2 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Schwall p 0 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 0 0
  Butters p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 1 2 2
Brock lf 5 1 2 1
Groat ss 5 0 1 1
Francona rf 3 1 1 1
  Javier pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 1
White 1b 3 1 1 0
Gagliano 2b 4 0 0 0
  Shannon rf 0 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 2 2 2
Gibson p 2 1 1 1
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
Pittsburgh 200 010 2005124
St. Louis 000 141 30x9111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (2-2) 4.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Schwall   2.0 3 1 0 0 1
  Butters   0.0 0 2 1 1 0
  Wood   0.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Sisk   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
6
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (4-0) 8.0 12 5 5 0 9
  Taylor  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
9

  E–Virdon (4), Lynch (1), Bailey (7), Alley (4), Groat (6).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clendenon (4,off Gibson), St. Louis Francona (1,off Friend); Flood (4,off Schwall).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (2,1st inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out); Pagliaroni (1,5th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Gibson (5,off Schwall).  SF–Gibson (2,off Sisk).  Team–8.  SB–Virdon (3,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver); Brock (9,2nd base off Schwall/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:45.
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