Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
August 11, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1962 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 1 0 0 0
  Carey ph,3b 2 0 1 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Burright 2b 0 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b,3b 4 1 0 0
Davis W. cf 3 1 1 0
Davis T. lf 4 1 2 3
Howard rf 4 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 1 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0
Spencer 3b,ss 3 0 1 1
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Moon ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 4 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 3 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 2 2 1
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 2 0 1 1
  O'Dell pr 0 1 0 0
  Bowman 3b 1 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 0 0
Pierce p 2 0 1 0
  McCovey ph 1 1 1 3
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Los Angeles 300 000 100460
San Francisco 000 203 00x582
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (21-5) 6.0 8 5 5 2 7
  Sherry   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W (11-3) 6.0 3 3 2 0 2
  Miller  SV (15) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
0
3

  E–Hiller (21), Haller (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Mays (28,off Drysdale); Davenport (24,off Drysdale); F Alou (22,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles T Davis (19,1st inning off Pierce 2 on, 1 out), San Francisco McCovey (15,6th inning off Drysdale 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–W Davis (5,by Pierce); Davenport (1,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–2.  Team–6.  CS–Hiller (4,2nd base by L Sherry/Roseboro).  WP–Miller (4).  HBP–Drysdale (7,Davenport); Pierce (2,W Davis).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:41.  A–41,268.
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