Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 16, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock cf 6 1 2 0
Hubbs 2b 4 0 0 1
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Banks 1b 5 3 2 2
Altman rf 5 0 0 0
Santo 3b 5 0 2 0
Barragan c 5 0 3 1
Robertson ss 3 0 0 1
Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Morhardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman cf 5 0 0 1
Chacon ss 4 1 0 0
Cook 3b 4 1 2 0
  Ashburn pr 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla 3b 1 0 1 1
Thomas lf 4 0 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Neal 2b 5 0 1 0
Chiti c 4 1 2 0
  Kanehl pr 0 0 0 0
  Landrith c 1 0 0 0
DeMerit rf 4 2 2 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 2 0 1 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
  Hook p 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 6 12 6
Chicago 013 000 010 005100
New York 001 030 010 016122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   8.0 8 5 5 1 2
  Anderson   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Elston  L (2-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Hobbie   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.1
12
6
6
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   2.1 5 3 3 0 3
  Hillman   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Miller   6.0 2 1 0 2 4
  Hook  W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
11.0
10
5
4
2
11

  E–Cook (3), Jackson (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Brock (8,off Jackson); Barragan (3,off Hook), New York Cook (1,off Ellsworth).  HR–Chicago Banks (9,3rd inning off Hillman 1 on, 1 out), New York DeMerit (1,5th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out); Hodges (4,8th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Robertson (1,off Jackson); Hubbs (2,off Jackson).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Bell (2,off Ellsworth); Hickman (4,off Elston).  HBP–Cook (1,by Ellsworth).  IBB–Chacon (1,by Hobbie).  Team–11.  SB–Banks (2,2nd base off Bob L Miller/Chiti).  HBP–Ellsworth (1,Cook).  IBB–Hobbie (4,Chacon).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:21.  A–3,273.
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