New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 29, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1962 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 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 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf,rf 3 0 3 0
Mantilla 3b 2 0 0 0
Woodling rf 1 0 0 0
  Hickman cf 2 1 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 1
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Kanehl 2b 4 0 2 0
Neal ss 4 0 1 0
Pignatano c 3 0 1 0
  Bouchee ph 1 0 0 0
Craig p 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 1 1 2
Javier 2b 4 0 2 2
White lf,1b 4 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield 1b 4 0 0 0
  Smith lf 0 0 0 0
James rf 3 0 0 0
Schaffer c 3 1 2 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 0 1 0 0
  Gotay ss 0 0 0 0
Washburn p 2 0 0 0
  Musial ph 0 0 0 0
  Minoso pr 0 1 0 0
  Duliba p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
New York 000 010 000190
St. Louis 100 000 40x580
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (5-17) 7.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  W (9-5) 7.0 9 1 1 3 3
  Duliba  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–New York Thomas (17,off Washburn), St. Louis Boyer (20,off Craig); Javier (13,off Craig); Schaffer (2,off Craig).  HR–St. Louis White (16,1st inning off Craig 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Mantilla (2,off Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Kanehl (6,2nd base off Washburn/Schaffer).  CS–Ashburn (4,2nd base by Washburn/Schaffer); Javier (5,2nd base by Craig/Pignatano).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:28.  A–15,443.
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