New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 11, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1962 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 11

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 1 0
Mantilla ss 4 1 1 0
Neal 2b 4 1 3 2
Thomas lf 3 0 0 1
Bell rf 3 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Zimmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Landrith c 4 0 0 0
Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 0 0 0 0
  Moorhead p 1 0 0 0
  Moford p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 3 2 1
Javier 2b 5 3 4 1
White 1b 4 1 2 3
Musial rf 3 1 3 2
  Landrum rf 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 2
Minoso lf 4 0 1 1
Oliver c 4 1 2 0
Gotay ss 4 1 0 0
Jackson p 4 1 1 1
Totals 37 11 16 11
New York 002 110 000483
St. Louis 203 014 01x11161
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (0-1) 3.0 8 5 5 0 1
  Moorhead   3.0 6 5 2 1 1
  Moford   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Labine   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
7
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (1-0) 9.0 8 4 4 4 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
2

  E–Mantilla (1), Neal (1), Landrith (1), Boyer (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–New York Mantilla (1,off Jackson), St. Louis Musial (1,off Craig); Boyer (1,off Moorhead); Oliver 2 (2,off Moorhead,off Moford).  HR–New York Hodges (1,4th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out); Neal (1,5th inning off Jackson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Thomas (1,off Jackson); Flood (1,off Moorhead); White (1,off Moorhead).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Flood 2 (2,2nd base off Craig/Landrith,2nd base off Labine/Landrith); Javier (1,2nd base off Moorhead/Landrith).  BK–Craig (1).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:53.  A–16,147.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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