New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 27, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1962 at Busch Stadium I. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Kanehl 2b 5 0 1 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
  Christopher lf 0 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Hickman rf 4 0 1 0
Chacon ss 3 0 1 0
  Neal pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Coleman c 3 1 1 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
James rf 4 0 2 0
Smith lf 4 0 2 0
Oliver c 3 0 0 0
Gotay ss 2 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 0 0
  Maxvill ss 1 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 1 0
  Musial ph 1 0 1 0
  Minoso pr 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 9 0
New York 001 000 000170
St. Louis 000 000 000092
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (5-12) 9.0 9 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (13-7) 8.0 7 1 0 2 7
  McDaniel   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
3
7

  E–Gotay (18), Gibson (1).  DP–New York 3, St. Louis 1.  PB–Coleman (1).  2B–St. Louis Boyer (18,off Jackson); Smith 2 (7,off Jackson 2).  SH–Jackson 2 (4,off Gibson 2).  IBB–Ashburn (1,by Gibson); Oliver (2,by Jackson).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  IBB–Jackson (3,Oliver); Gibson (5,Ashburn).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:14.
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