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

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

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum rf 5 2 2 1
Hubbs 2b 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 1 3 4
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Brock cf 4 0 2 0
Rodgers ss 2 1 1 0
Thacker c 4 1 1 0
Cardwell p 3 0 0 0
  Elston p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 0
Chacon ss 3 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 1 2 1
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Taylor c 4 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 0 1 1
Hunter p 1 0 0 0
  Daviault p 1 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph 1 0 0 0
  Moorhead p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 0 0 0 0
  Christopher pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Chicago 000 140 1006110
New York 011 001 000371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (3-7) 6.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Elston  SV (5) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (1-1) 4.2 7 5 5 1 1
  Daviault   2.1 2 1 1 2 2
  Moorhead   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
3

  E–Thomas (4).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  PB–Taylor (4).  2B–New York Hickman (10,off Cardwell).  3B–New York Neal (3,off Cardwell).  HR–Chicago Banks (17,4th inning off Hunter 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Banks (7,off Daviault).  HBP–Rodgers (3,by Daviault); Hickman (1,by Cardwell).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  HBP–Cardwell (3,Hickman); Daviault (1,Rodgers).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–3:03.  A–9,175.
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