Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
May 28, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1965 at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 3 1 2 0
Mota cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 5 1 3 1
Clendenon 1b 4 2 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 1
Stargell lf 4 1 1 3
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Veale p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Christopher lf 3 0 1 0
Lewis cf 3 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 2 1 1 0
Spahn p 2 0 1 1
  Napoleon ph 1 0 1 0
  Bethke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 000 100 041670
New York 001 000 000151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (4-2) 9.0 5 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (4-5) 8.0 6 5 1 3 4
  Bethke   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
2
5
4

  E–Hickman (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (3,off Spahn), New York Hickman (5,off Veale).  3B–New York Christopher (2,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Clendenon (3,4th inning off Spahn 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (9,8th inning off Spahn 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Mazeroski (2,off Spahn).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Hickman (1,by Veale).  Team–3.  SB–Bailey (3,2nd base off Spahn/Taylor).  CS–Spahn (1,2nd base by Veale/Crandall).  IBB–Veale (1,Hickman).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:23.  A–32,011.
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