New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 21, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1965 at Forbes Field. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kolb cf 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 0 1 0
Swoboda lf 4 0 2 0
  Hickman lf 0 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 3 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Mota cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Stargell lf 3 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
  Pagan pr 0 0 0 0
  Crandall c 0 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Cardwell p 2 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
New York 000 010 000152
Pittsburgh 000 000 000022
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (5-12) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  L (8-4) 9.0 5 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
1
3

  E–Smith (7), Hiller (9), Clendenon (21), Mazeroski (5).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–New York Hiller (5,off Cardwell).  SH–Cannizzaro (3,off Cardwell).  Team LOB–5.  WP–Cardwell (4).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:09.  A–22,670.
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