New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 24, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1962 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0
Chacon ss 4 1 0 0
Christopher cf 3 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 0 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 1 2
  Kanehl pr 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Neal 2b 3 0 1 0
Mantilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Chiti c 3 0 1 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Anderson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 0 0
Gilliam 3b 2 1 0 0
Davis W. cf 1 0 0 0
Davis T. lf 4 0 0 0
Fairly 1b,rf 3 2 1 0
Howard rf 4 1 3 2
  Harkness pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 1
Burright 2b 4 0 0 0
Podres p 2 0 0 0
  Moon ph 1 0 1 1
  Snider pr 0 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
New York 002 000 000241
Los Angeles 010 000 12x471
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   6.2 5 2 1 3 3
  Anderson  L (3-2) 1.1 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
5
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres   7.0 4 2 0 1 5
  Sherry  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
2
6

  E–Neal (5), Gilliam (6).  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  HR–New York Thomas (12,3rd inning off Podres 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Howard (3,2nd inning off Bob L Miller 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–W Davis 2 (5,off Bob L Miller,off Anderson).  IBB–Fairly (2,by Anderson).  Team–7.  CS–Wills (2,2nd base by Bob L Miller/Chiti).  IBB–Anderson (1,Fairly).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:12.  A–17,448.
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