San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
June 2, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 10, New York Mets 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 5 1 1 0
McCovey lf,1b 4 2 2 0
Mays cf 5 3 2 3
  Kuenn rf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 3 3 3
  Bowman 3b 0 0 0 0
Alou rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Davenport 3b 1 0 1 1
  Mota ph,3b,cf 2 0 1 0
Haller c 4 0 1 1
Pagan ss 5 0 1 2
Sanford p 5 0 1 0
Totals 40 10 15 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 0
Chacon ss 4 0 2 1
Neal 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kanehl 2b 1 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 0
  Christopher lf 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Hickman rf 4 0 1 0
Landrith c 3 0 0 0
Hook p 0 0 0 0
  Moorhead p 0 0 0 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 1 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
San Francisco 530 002 00010151
New York 100 000 000172
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (6-4) 9.0 7 1 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (3-6) 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
  Moorhead   3.2 6 3 3 2 0
  MacKenzie   5.0 5 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
5
4

  E–Mays (1), Kanehl (3), Mantilla (5).  DP–New York 3.  2B–San Francisco Sanford (2,off Moorhead), New York Hickman (6,off Sanford); Kanehl (2,off Sanford).  HR–San Francisco Mays (18,2nd inning off Moorhead 1 on, 1 out); Cepeda (15,6th inning off MacKenzie 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Davenport (2,off Hook).  HBP–Haller (2,by Hook); Mota (1,by MacKenzie).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  HBP–Hook (1,Haller); MacKenzie (1,Mota).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:08.
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