Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
April 17, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1962 at Candlestick Park. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 3 1
Gilliam 2b 4 1 0 0
Walls lf 2 0 1 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis W. cf 2 0 1 0
Davis T. cf,lf 4 1 1 3
Howard rf 3 1 1 2
  Fairly rf 0 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 2 1 0 0
Harkness 1b 4 1 1 2
Sherry N. c 4 0 0 0
Drysdale p 2 2 1 0
  Sherry L. p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf,3b 3 1 1 0
Hiller 2b 5 2 2 0
Alou M. cf,lf 4 2 2 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 3
Alou F. rf 4 0 2 3
Bailey c 3 1 1 1
  Bowman pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 0 0
  Mays ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 2 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Pignatano c 0 0 0 0
McCormick p 1 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 0 1 0 0
  LeMay p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Los Angeles 032 300 000891
San Francisco 200 110 300792
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (2-0) 6.1 9 7 7 4 4
  Sherry  SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
7
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (0-1) 2.1 5 5 4 2 0
  Duffalo   2.2 2 3 0 3 3
  LeMay   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bolin   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
4
5
7

  E–Gilliam (3), Cepeda (4), Bailey (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Los Angeles T Davis (2,off Duffalo); W Davis (1,off LeMay), San Francisco Cepeda (2,off Drysdale).  3B–Los Angeles Wills (2,off McCormick), San Francisco F Alou (1,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles Harkness (1,2nd inning off McCormick 1 on, 1 out); Howard (1,3rd inning off McCormick 1 on, 1 out), San Francisco Bailey (1,4th inning off Drysdale 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gilliam (1,off Miller).  IBB–Howard (1,by Duffalo).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–M Alou (1,by Drysdale).  Team–9.  HBP–Drysdale (1,M Alou).  IBB–Duffalo (1,Howard).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:05.  A–25,841.
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