St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 18, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 15, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 5 2 2 1
Javier 2b 6 2 2 1
White 1b 5 0 3 1
Musial lf 4 1 2 2
  James lf 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 4 3 3
Oliver c 4 2 1 0
  Schaffer c 0 0 0 0
Clemens rf 3 1 1 0
  Warwick ph,rf 2 1 2 3
Gotay ss 3 1 1 2
  Grammas ss 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 5 1 1 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 15 18 13
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla ss 4 0 0 0
Chacon 2b 2 0 1 0
  Kanehl ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 1 1
Marshall 1b 4 1 2 0
Smith cf 3 1 0 0
Zimmer 3b 3 1 0 0
Landrith c 2 0 1 1
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 1 1 3
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
St. Louis 002 421 15015180
New York 000 040 001563
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (2-0) 8.0 5 4 4 3 5
  Sadecki  SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (0-2) 4.0 8 6 5 1 2
  Daviault   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  MacKenzie   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Labine   2.0 4 5 5 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
15
14
3
2

  E–Thomas (1), Zimmer (1), Landrith (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Oliver (5,off Labine), New York Chacon (1,off Jackson).  HR–St. Louis Boyer 2 (2,5th inning off Daviault 1 on, 0 out,7th inning off MacKenzie 0 on, 1 out); Javier (1,6th inning off MacKenzie 0 on, 2 out); Warwick (1,8th inning off Labine 2 on, 2 out), New York Bouchee (1,5th inning off Jackson 2 on, 1 out); Thomas (2,9th inning off Sadecki 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Musial (1,off Jones); Landrum (1,off Jones); Landrith (1,off Jackson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–2.  SB–Javier (2,2nd base off Jones/Landrith).  CS–White (1,2nd base by MacKenzie/Landrith).  WP–Jones (1).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:50.  A–4,725.
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