Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 17, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 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 8, New York Mets 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum rf 2 1 1 0
  Will pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 1 0 0
Williams lf 5 0 1 2
Banks 1b 4 3 2 1
Santo 3b 5 1 1 2
Brock cf 4 1 2 3
Rodgers ss 3 0 1 0
Thacker c 4 0 0 0
Hobbie p 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Gerard p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 1 1 1 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 2 2 1
Chacon ss 2 0 0 0
  Cook ph 0 1 0 0
Woodling lf 4 2 2 1
Thomas 3b 5 1 2 2
  Hook pr 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 5 0 0 2
Neal 2b 4 1 1 1
Taylor c 2 0 0 0
  Christopher pr 0 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0
Hickman rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 1 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Chicago 401 000 012891
New York 400 010 002781
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie   1.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Schultz   4.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Gerard  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Anderson   1.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Elston  SV (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
6
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-8) 8.1 8 8 4 5 7
  MacKenzie   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
8
4
5
9

  E–Schultz (1), Throneberry (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Thacker (2).  2B–Chicago Banks (7,off Jackson); Brock (16,off Jackson), New York Woodling (1,off Anderson).  3B–Chicago Santo (2,off Jackson); Williams (5,off MacKenzie).  HR–Chicago Brock (7,1st inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Banks (18,3rd inning off Jackson 0 on, 1 out), New York Neal (6,1st inning off Hobbie 0 on, 2 out); Ashburn (2,5th inning off Schultz 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Will (1,off Jackson); Chacon (2,off Hobbie).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Rodgers (2,2nd base off Jackson/Taylor).  CS–Landrum (1,2nd base by Jackson/Taylor).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:59.
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