Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
April 29, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 0, New York Mets 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0
Savage lf 4 0 0 0
Demeter 3b 4 0 2 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 2 0
White c 2 0 0 0
Amaro ss 3 0 1 0
Mahaffey p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Consolo ph 1 0 1 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Malkmus ph 1 0 0 0
  Keegan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman cf 5 1 1 2
Chacon ss 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
  DeMerit rf 1 0 0 0
Thomas lf 2 2 1 1
  Kanehl lf 0 0 0 0
Neal 2b 3 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 0
Mantilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Taylor c 4 0 1 1
Jackson p 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 8 7 5
Philadelphia 000 000 000085
New York 010 700 00x870
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L (2-3) 3.1 5 8 7 1 4
  Sullivan   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Short   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Keegan   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
8
7
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (1-2) 9.0 8 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
1
4

  E–Demeter 2 (2), Sievers 2 (2), Amaro (3).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Philadelphia Amaro (3,off Jackson).  3B–Philadelphia Davis (1,off Jackson).  HR–New York Thomas (6,2nd inning off Mahaffey 0 on, 0 out); Hickman (2,4th inning off Mahaffey 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Jackson (1,off Mahaffey); Neal (1,off Mahaffey).  HBP–Thomas 2 (3,by Mahaffey,by Sullivan).  Team–7.  CS–Demeter (2,2nd base by Jackson/Taylor).  SB–Chacon (1,2nd base off Sullivan/White).  WP–Mahaffey (1).  HBP–Mahaffey (4,Thomas); Sullivan (1,Thomas).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:55.
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