San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 23, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 3 0 0 0
Boles lf 5 0 2 0
Mays cf 5 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0
Alou rf 5 0 2 0
Orsino c 4 1 3 0
Pagan ss 4 0 1 0
Bowman 2b 5 1 2 2
Marichal p 5 0 1 0
Totals 41 2 13 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn rf 3 1 1 0
Neal ss 5 0 1 0
Mantilla 3b 5 0 2 0
Thomas lf 3 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Coleman c 3 0 1 0
Kanehl 2b 3 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 0
San Francisco 000 010 000 12133
New York 001 000 000 0152
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (16-9) 10.0 5 1 0 5 6
Totals
10.0
5
1
0
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (6-17) 10.0 13 2 2 4 2
Totals
10.0
13
2
2
4
2

  E–Boles (1), F Alou (5), Marichal (3), Neal (22), Kanehl (18).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 3.  2B–San Francisco Cepeda (22,off Jackson); Orsino (2,off Jackson).  HR–San Francisco Bowman (1,5th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–13.  CS–Coleman (1,2nd base by Marichal/Orsino).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Al Forman.  T–3:04.  A–18,815.
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