New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 5, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1965 at Forbes Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Lewis rf 4 0 0 0
Christopher lf 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
  Swoboda cf 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Hiller 2b 1 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph,c 3 0 0 0
Kroll p 0 0 0 0
  Bethke p 2 0 0 0
  Napoleon ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 3 1 1 0
  Pagan 3b 2 0 1 0
Virdon cf 5 1 1 0
Clemente rf 5 3 2 0
Stargell lf 5 1 4 4
Clendenon 1b 5 1 3 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 0 0
Rodgers ss 1 0 0 0
  Alley ss 3 0 1 1
Pagliaroni c 2 1 1 3
Law p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 9
New York 000 000 000023
Pittsburgh 610 000 11x9141
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kroll  L (3-3) 0.0 3 4 2 0 0
  Bethke   7.0 8 4 1 2 3
  Miller   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
4
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W (3-5) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
4

  E–Klaus (8), Gonder (1), Kroll (1), Clendenon (7).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell (6,off Kroll).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (5,off Bethke); Clendenon (3,off Bethke).  HR–Pittsburgh Pagliaroni (5,1st inning off Bethke 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Pagliaroni (2,by Bethke).  Team–9.  SB–Clendenon (3,2nd base off Bethke/Gonder); Alley (2,2nd base off Bethke/Gonder).  WP–Law (1).  HBP–Bethke (1,Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:25.  A–6,581.
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