Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 29, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 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 4, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 2 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 1
Pagliaroni c 4 1 1 2
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Schwall p 2 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 3 0
Lewis rf 2 0 0 0
  Goossen ph 0 0 0 0
  Kolb rf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
  Napoleon ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Hickman cf,1b 4 0 1 1
Christopher lf 3 1 2 0
Stephenson c 4 0 1 1
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
  McMillan ph 1 0 0 0
Selma p 2 0 1 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 11 2
Pittsburgh 000 200 200472
New York 010 000 0102110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   2.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Schwall  W (9-6) 5.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Gibbon   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McBean  SV (18) 2.0 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Selma  L (2-1) 7.0 6 4 4 2 10
  Fisher   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
12

  E–Alley (26), Friend (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–New York Christopher (17,off Friend).  3B–New York Harrelson (1,off Schwall).  HR–Pittsburgh Pagliaroni (17,7th inning off Selma 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Lewis (4,off Friend).  Team–8.  SB–Clendenon (9,2nd base off Selma/Stephenson).  CS–Bailey (14,2nd base by Selma/Stephenson); Hunt (6,2nd base by Friend/Pagliaroni); Kranepool (4,2nd base by Schwall/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:40.  A–2,807.
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