St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 19, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 1 1 1
Flood cf 4 2 1 0
Minoso lf 2 1 1 0
  Smith pr,lf 2 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 3 2
White 1b 5 0 0 1
James rf 5 2 1 0
Oliver c 1 1 0 0
  Schaffer c 2 1 2 2
Maxvill ss 5 1 1 3
McDaniel p 5 0 1 1
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 11 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 2 1 1
Neal ss 4 1 2 2
Throneberry 1b 5 0 1 1
Woodling rf 5 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Coleman c 4 1 1 1
Kanehl 2b 4 1 2 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Herrscher ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
St. Louis 200 311 21010111
New York 101 010 002592
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McDaniel  W (3-7) 8.0 9 5 5 2 5
  Shantz  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (6-16) 5.0 4 6 5 6 6
  Anderson   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Hunter   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Miller   2.2 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
9
8
7

  E–Javier (16), Neal (21), Thomas (11).  2B–St. Louis Minoso (5,off Jackson); Boyer (23,off Jackson), New York Throneberry (8,off McDaniel); Herrscher (1,off McDaniel).  3B–St. Louis James (4,off Hunter); Schaffer (1,off Bob G Miller), New York Neal (9,off McDaniel).  HR–St. Louis Javier (7,1st inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out); Maxvill (1,4th inning off Jackson 2 on, 0 out), New York Ashburn (7,5th inning off McDaniel 0 on, 1 out); Coleman (4,9th inning off McDaniel 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Minoso (3,by Anderson).  IBB–Oliver (3,by Jackson).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  WP–Jackson (8), Hunter (2).  HBP–Anderson (2,Minoso).  IBB–Jackson (5,Oliver).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:12.  A–10,182.
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