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Pirates 4 @ Mets 5
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 beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 21, 1962 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 5 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherRobert Gerald Miller  
Losing PitcherRoy Face  
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Game Winning RBIMarv Throneberry 

Game Info

DateAugust 21, 1962 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherHarvey Haddix  
Home Starting PitcherBob Moorhead  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance4,184 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Weyer
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Ken Burkhart
3B: Frank Walsh

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Dick Stuart  First Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Johnny Logan  Third Baseman 
Howie Goss  Right Fielder 
Don Leppert  Catcher 
Harvey Haddix  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 
Chris Cannizzaro  Catcher 
Bob Moorhead  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Pirates 4 @ Mets 5
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1962

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/21/1962, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Virdon B, cf          4  1  1  0   Christopher J, rf     4  1  1  0   
Groat D, ss           4  1  0  0   Neal C, ss            5  0  1  0   
Skinner B, lf         4  0  0  0   Mantilla F, 3b        5  1  4  1   
Clemente R, rf        0  0  0  0   Thomas F, lf          5  0  1  0   
Stuart D, 1b          4  0  2  2   Hickman J, cf         3  1  1  0   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  0  0  0   Throneberry M, ph     1  1  1  3   
Logan J, 3b           3  1  1  0   Herrscher R, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Goss H, rf-lf         4  0  1  0   Kanehl R, 2b          3  0  1  1   
Leppert D, c          4  1  1  1   Cannizzaro C, c       2  0  0  0   
Haddix H, p           3  0  1  1   Woodling G, ph        1  0  0  0   
Face R, p             0  0  0  0   Daviault R, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Pignatano J, ph-c     1  0  0  0   
                                   Moorhead B, p         2  0  0  0   
                                   Coleman C, ph-c       1  0  0  0   
                                   Miller B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Ashburn R, ph         1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  7  4                        38  5 12  5

Pittsburgh       210 000 100 --  4
New York         000 100 004 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Haddix H*             8.0 10  3  3  3  9
Face R (L)            0.2  2  2  2  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moorhead B            6.0  6  3  2  1  4
Daviault R            2.0  1  1  1  0  1
Miller B (W)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, New York 10
2B -- Herrscher R
HR -- Leppert D, Throneberry M
SB -- Goss H
PB -- Cannizzaro C
T -- 2:37
A -- 4184

    

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