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Pirates 8 @ Mets 6
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 21, 1962 at Polo Grounds. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 21, 1962 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 8 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 8
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 6 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Diomedes Olivo  
Losing Pitcher—Roger Craig  
Save—Roy Face  
Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 21, 1962 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Gibbon  
Home Starting PitcherCraig Anderson  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Walsh
1B: Lee Weyer
2B: Jocko Conlan
3B: Ken Burkhart

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Donn Clendenon  First Baseman 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Joe Gibbon  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Christopher  Right Fielder 
Charlie Neal  Shortstop 
Felix Mantilla  Third Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Rick Herrscher  First Baseman 
Rod Kanehl  Second Baseman 
Joe Pignatano  Catcher 
Craig Anderson  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Mets 6
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1962

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         Game of 8/21/1962, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Virdon B, cf          5  0  1  2   Christopher J, rf     3  1  1  1   
Groat D, ss           6  1  2  0   Neal C, ss            3  1  1  0   
Skinner B, lf         3  2  1  0   Mantilla F, 3b        5  0  1  2   
Burgess S, c          3  0  1  1   Thomas F, lf          5  1  2  1   
Goss H, pr            0  1  0  0   Hickman J, cf         2  0  0  0   
Leppert D, c          0  0  0  0   Throneberry M, ph-1b  3  0  1  0   
Clemente R, rf        4  1  1  1   Herrscher R, 1b       1  0  0  0   
Clendenon D, 1b       3  1  1  0   Ashburn R, cf         3  1  1  0   
Marshall J, ph-1b     1  1  0  1   Kanehl R, 2b          3  0  0  0   
Hoak D, 3b            4  1  0  0   Pignatano J, c        3  1  1  1   
Mazeroski B, 2b       3  0  0  0   Woodling G, ph        1  0  0  0   
Gibbon J, p           2  0  0  0   Anderson C, p         3  1  0  0   
Francis E, p          1  0  0  0   Craig R, p            0  0  0  0   
Lamabe J, p           0  0  0  0   Daviault R, p         0  0  0  0   
Schofield D, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Olivo D, p            1  0  1  1                                      
Face R, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8  8  6                        35  6  8  5

Pittsburgh       100 002 104 --  8
New York         000 105 000 --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibbon J              3.2  1  1  1  5  2
Francis E             1.2  3  4  4  2  1
Lamabe J              1.2  2  1  0  0  0
Olivo D (W)*          1.0  2  0  0  1  1
Face R (S)            1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Anderson C            8.1  7  6  3  6  6
Craig R (L)           0.1  1  2  0  3  1
Daviault R            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Hoak D, Kanehl R, Virdon B, Clendenon D, Mantilla F
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, New York 11
2B -- Groat D 2, Clemente R, Burgess S
HR -- Thomas F
SB -- Christopher J
SH -- Neal C
HBP -- by Anderson C (Skinner B)
T -- 3:35
A -- 0

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