Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 25, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, New York Mets 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 2 2 0
Gilliam 2b,3b 4 2 4 1
Davis W. cf 4 1 1 3
Davis T. 3b,lf 5 1 2 1
Fairly 1b 3 1 2 1
  Burright pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Howard lf,rf 5 0 3 0
Snider rf 2 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 1 1
  Harkness 1b 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn rf 4 1 1 0
Neal ss 4 0 0 1
Mantilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 3 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 4 0 1 1
Coleman c 3 0 0 0
  Herrscher ph 1 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 4 0 1 0
Hickman cf 2 1 0 0
Craig p 3 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 2
Los Angeles 001 120 1128151
New York 001 010 000233
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   4.1 2 2 2 6 2
  Perranoski  W (4-3) 4.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (7-21) 7.0 11 5 4 1 4
  MacKenzie   2.0 4 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
3
7

  E–Williams (2), Neal (23), Coleman (1), Kanehl (20).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 2.  PB–Roseboro (8).  2B–Los Angeles Fairly (12,off Craig), New York Kanehl (7,off Williams).  HR–Los Angeles Fairly (14,4th inning off Craig 0 on, 0 out); T Davis (21,5th inning off Craig 0 on, 2 out); Gilliam (4,7th inning off Craig 0 on, 2 out); W Davis (20,9th inning off MacKenzie 1 on, 1 out).  SF–W Davis (8,off Craig).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Hickman (2,by Williams).  Team–9.  IBB–Williams (5,Hickman).  U–Mel Steiner, Dusty Boggess, Stan Landes.  T–3:13.  A–21,065.
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