Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
September 15, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 9, New York Mets 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kasko 3b 5 1 1 0
Blasingame 2b 4 1 2 1
Pinson cf 3 1 1 1
Robinson rf 3 2 2 0
Lynch lf 5 1 1 2
  Alvarez 1b 0 0 0 0
Keough 1b,lf 3 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 2 1
Edwards c 3 1 1 2
Purkey p 4 0 1 0
  Maloney p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 4 2 2 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Coleman c 5 0 2 0
Neal 3b 4 1 1 1
Throneberry 1b 4 1 1 2
Thomas lf 3 1 0 0
Christopher rf 4 1 2 2
Drake 2b 4 0 1 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Kanehl cf 0 0 0 0
Hook p 2 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Foss p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 5
Cincinnati 031 300 2009112
New York 001 200 030692
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  W (22-5) 7.2 9 6 4 1 3
  Maloney  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
4
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (8-17) 7.0 10 9 7 5 8
  Foss   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
9
7
7
10

  E–Kasko (22), Purkey (4), Neal (28), Thomas (13).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Edwards (15).  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (49,off Hook), New York Coleman (5,off Purkey); Neal (14,off Purkey).  3B–Cincinnati Edwards (5,off Hook); Pinson (7,off Hook).  HR–Cincinnati Lynch (11,7th inning off Hook 1 on, 0 out), New York Christopher (5,4th inning off Purkey 1 on, 0 out); Throneberry (15,8th inning off Purkey 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Pinson (7,off Hook).  HBP–Keough (4,by Hook).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Pinson (23,Home off Hook/Coleman); Robinson (18,2nd base off Hook/Coleman).  HBP–Hook (7,Keough).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–3:01.  A–8,157.
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