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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets

1964-08-17 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 12350 · 2:05

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–0. New York Mets put up 3 in the 1st. Dennis Ribant earned the win. Charley Smith went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
NYN	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		5	11

W: Dennis Ribant L: Bob Veale SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Bob Bailey	4	1	2
Bill Virdon	4	0	1
Roberto Clemente	4	1	0
Jerry Lynch	4	0	2
Willie Stargell	3	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	3	1	0
Jim Pagliaroni	3	1	2
Dick Schofield	3	0	1
Bob Veale	2	0	1
Gene Freese	1	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Klaus	4	1	2	0	0	2
Ron Hunt	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Christopher	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jim Hickman	4	0	0	0	0	2
Charley Smith	4	2	2	4	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ed Kranepool	2	0	1	0	2	0
Roy McMillan	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dennis Ribant	3	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Veale	7.0	9	3	7
John Gelnar	1.0	2	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Ribant	9.0	4	0	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Bailey: K
Bill Virdon: 8/L
Roberto Clemente: 3/L

Bot 1

Bobby Klaus: S8
Ron Hunt: S9.1-2
Joe Christopher: K
Jim Hickman: K
Charley Smith: HR/8.2-H;1-H
Chris Cannizzaro: 43

Top 2

Jerry Lynch: 8/F
Willie Stargell: K
Bill Mazeroski: 13

Bot 2

Ed Kranepool: W
Roy McMillan: 23/SH.1-2
Dennis Ribant: WP.2-3
Dennis Ribant: W
Bobby Klaus: K
Ron Hunt: 8/L

Top 3

Jim Pagliaroni: K
Dick Schofield: 5/P
Bob Veale: K/C

Bot 3

Joe Christopher: K/C
Jim Hickman: 9/F
Charley Smith: 53

Top 4

Bob Bailey: K/C
Bill Virdon: K/C
Roberto Clemente: S8
Jerry Lynch: K

Bot 4

Chris Cannizzaro: 8/L
Ed Kranepool: W
Roy McMillan: 4(1)43/GDP

Top 5

Willie Stargell: 7/F
Bill Mazeroski: S7
Jim Pagliaroni: S7.1-3(E7)
Dick Schofield: K
Bob Veale: 13

Bot 5

Dennis Ribant: 4/P
Bobby Klaus: S7
Ron Hunt: S7.1-2
Joe Christopher: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Bob Bailey: S7
Bill Virdon: 6/P
Roberto Clemente: 9/F
Jerry Lynch: 8/F

Bot 6

Jim Hickman: K/C
Charley Smith: K/C
Chris Cannizzaro: S8
Ed Kranepool: S7.1-2
Roy McMillan: S7.2-H;1-2
Dennis Ribant: 43

Top 7

Willie Stargell: 3/G
Bill Mazeroski: 4/P
Jim Pagliaroni: K

Bot 7

Bobby Klaus: K
Ron Hunt: 63
Joe Christopher: D7
Jim Hickman: 5/L

Top 8

Dick Schofield: 8/F
Gene Freese: 43
Bob Bailey: 7/L

Bot 8

Charley Smith: HR/8
Chris Cannizzaro: S7
Ed Kranepool: 63.1-2
Roy McMillan: 8/F
Dennis Ribant: 63

Top 9

Bill Virdon: 3/G
Roberto Clemente: 13
Jerry Lynch: K