New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 8, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1962 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 0 0
Chacon ss 5 0 1 1
Neal 2b 4 0 1 1
Thomas lf 5 0 0 0
  Christopher lf 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Mantilla 3b 4 1 2 0
Taylor c 4 0 1 0
Hickman rf 2 2 2 1
Hook p 3 1 1 1
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Santo 3b 5 1 2 2
Hubbs 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 1 2 0
Altman rf 4 0 4 0
Brock cf 4 0 1 0
Tappe c 2 0 0 1
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Thacker c 0 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Hobbie p 3 1 1 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  McKnight ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
New York 002 100 001490
Chicago 010 000 2003121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  W (4-6) 8.0 10 3 3 0 4
  Anderson  SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
0
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  L (1-7) 8.0 9 4 3 2 3
  Elston   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
4

  E–Banks (3).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Hickman (8,off Hobbie); Neal (5,off Hobbie); Mantilla (7,off Hobbie).  HR–Chicago Santo (8,7th inning off Hook 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hook (2,off Hobbie); Ashburn (1,off Elston).  SF–Hickman (2,off Hobbie); Neal (3,off Elston).  IBB–Hickman (1,by Hobbie).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Throneberry (1,2nd base off Hobbie/Tappe).  CS–Altman (4,2nd base by Hook/Taylor).  IBB–Hobbie (6,Hickman).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:44.
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