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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 20, 1962 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 37,705 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Frank Walsh 3B: Jocko Conlan |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Vern Law | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1962
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Law
Hiller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Law
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Law
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Law
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Sanford
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sanford
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Sanford
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Sanford
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Law
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Law
Haller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Haller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Law
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Law
Sanford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haller scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Law
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Sanford
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Sanford
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Sanford
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Sanford
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Law
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Law
McCovey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Law
Alou hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Sanford
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Vern Law.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sanford, and towards Pagan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Sanford
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sanford
Groat hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Sanford
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Lamabe
Haller hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Lamabe
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and has Cepeda trapped. There's the throw to Hoak and over to Mazeroski, who tags Cepeda for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Lamabe
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sanford
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Sanford
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Sanford
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. Sanford
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sanford
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Sanford
Jim Marshall pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Pagan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Sturdivant
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sturdivant
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Sanford
Virdon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sanford
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Sanford
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sturdivant
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Sturdivant
Sturdivant fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sturdivant. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Sturdivant
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Sturdivant
Cepeda hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente catches it and throws to home to double up McCovey. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sanford
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Sanford
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Sanford
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Sanford
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Sturdivant
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Sturdivant
There goes Haller. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Groat applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Sturdivant
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Sturdivant
Sanford hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Sanford
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Sanford
Howie Goss pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
Goss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Goss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Sanford
Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. Goss scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Larsen
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Olivo
Diomedes Olivo now pitching. Bob Nieman pinch hits for Chuck Hiller.
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Olivo
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Olivo
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Mays reaches second base with a double. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Olivo
Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Willie McCovey.
Kuenn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Francis
Earl Francis now pitching.
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Francis
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground for an out. Davenport scores. Mays scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Larsen
Ernie Bowman now playing second base. Harvey Kuenn now playing left field.
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Larsen
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Larsen
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Francis
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Francis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Francis
Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Francis
Larsen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Larsen
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Larsen
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bowman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Larsen
Johnny Logan pinch hits for Earl Francis.
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1962 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Hiller C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 1 Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 3 0 1 1 Bowman E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 2 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 2 2 Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 0 McCovey W, lf 2 1 1 1 Burgess S, c 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 1 Alou F, rf 4 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Law V, p 0 0 0 0 Haller T, c 4 1 2 0 Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pagan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 Sanford J, p 3 0 1 1 Marshall J, ph 1 0 0 0 Larsen D, p 1 0 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0 Goss H, ph 1 1 1 0 Olivo D, p 0 0 0 0 Francis E, p 0 0 0 0 Logan J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 8 4 31 3 7 3 San Francisco 211 000 020 -- 6 Pittsburgh 000 100 200 -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Sanford J (W) 6.1 7 3 3 4 5 Larsen D (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Law V (L) 3.0 5 4 4 0 0 Lamabe J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Sturdivant T 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 Olivo D 0.1 1 2 0 2 0 Francis E 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Sturdivant T, Stuart D DP -- San Francisco 2, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Haller T, Clemente R, Cepeda O, Goss H, Mays W 3B -- Virdon B HR -- Mays W, McCovey W CS -- Haller T SF -- Hoak D T -- 2:51 A -- 37705
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