Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 5, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cardenas ss 4 0 2 1
Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 0
  Post ph 1 0 1 1
  Kasko 3b 0 0 0 0
Pinson cf 5 0 0 0
Lynch lf 2 1 0 0
  Keough rf 1 0 0 0
Robinson rf,lf 4 2 2 1
Coleman 1b 3 2 2 3
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Zimmer 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Maloney p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 1 1 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn rf,cf 3 1 1 0
Neal ss 2 1 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 2 1
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 1 0 0 0
  Woodling ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 3 1 1 0
Coleman c 4 0 1 0
Moorhead p 2 0 0 0
  Drake ph 0 0 0 0
  Daviault p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 1
Cincinnati 000 013 0116102
New York 000 200 100350
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (5-4) 7.1 5 3 1 4 7
  Henry   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Brosnan  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Moorhead  L (0-1) 7.0 6 4 4 3 3
  Daviault   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Miller   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
3

  E–Zimmer (10), Maloney (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Cardenas (19,off Moorhead); Gaines (3,off Bob G Miller).  3B–Cincinnati Post (1,off Bob G Miller).  HR–Cincinnati Coleman (22,6th inning off Moorhead 2 on, 1 out); Robinson (21,8th inning off Daviault 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cardenas (4,off Bob G Miller); Drake (1,off Maloney).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Hickman (2,by Maloney).  Team–6.  SB–Kanehl (7,2nd base off Maloney/Edwards); Ashburn (10,2nd base off Maloney/Edwards).  CS–Mantilla (1,Home by Maloney/Edwards).  WP–Maloney 2 (9).  HBP–Maloney (2,Hickman).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:08.  A–15,402.
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