San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
June 1, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 4 1 1 0
McCovey rf 3 2 2 3
  Kuenn ph,lf 3 1 1 0
Mays cf 5 2 2 1
Cepeda 1b 5 0 0 0
Alou lf,rf 5 1 3 1
Haller c 3 1 0 0
Davenport 3b 3 1 2 4
Pagan ss 4 0 1 0
Pierce p 3 0 1 0
  Bolin p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 5 1 1 0
Kanehl 1b,rf 5 2 2 1
Neal 2b 5 1 3 1
Thomas lf 5 1 1 2
Mantilla 3b 4 1 1 2
Chiti c 3 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrith c 0 0 0 0
Christopher cf 2 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 0 1 0
  Throneberry ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 6
San Francisco 102 010 5009132
New York 000 001 050690
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W (8-0) 7.1 7 5 4 1 2
  Bolin   0.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Miller  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (2-7) 5.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Hunter   3.0 6 5 5 3 3
  Hillman   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
6
5

  E–Pagan 2 (9).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco F Alou (10,off Hunter), New York Chacon (4,off Pierce); Neal (4,off Pierce).  3B–New York Neal (2,off Pierce).  HR–San Francisco McCovey 2 (7,1st inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Craig 1 on, 1 out); Mays (17,5th inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out); Davenport (6,7th inning off Hunter 3 on, 1 out), New York Kanehl (1,6th inning off Pierce 0 on, 0 out); Mantilla (4,8th inning off Bolin 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Pierce (4,off Hunter).  HBP–Haller (1,by Hunter).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  HBP–Hunter (1,Haller).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:01.  A–43,742.
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