Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 21, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Murphy rf 4 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 5 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Mathews cf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 1 0 1 0
  Grammas pr,ss 1 1 1 0
Thacker c 1 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bertell c 0 0 0 0
  Barragan ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 1 0 1 1
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerard p 0 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
  Prince p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 3 1 1 0
Kanehl 2b 4 1 1 0
Christopher rf 2 2 1 1
Thomas lf 3 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 1 1
Drake 3b 3 0 1 1
Herrscher 1b 2 0 0 1
Pignatano c 3 0 1 0
Cisco p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 6 4
Chicago 010 000 000143
New York 301 000 00x461
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (9-19) 0.1 0 3 0 3 1
  Cardwell   2.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Hobbie   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gerard   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Elston   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Prince   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
1
5
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
8

  E–Rodgers (26), Barragan (7), Ellsworth (3), Kanehl (31).  DP–Chicago 5.  2B–New York Chacon (10,off Gerard).  3B–Chicago Cardwell (1,off Cisco).  HR–New York Christopher (6,3rd inning off Cardwell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Grammas (1,by Cisco); Bertell (1,by Cisco); Thomas (8,by Prince).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Christopher (3,off Ellsworth).  Team–5.  CS–Hickman (4,3rd base by Cardwell/Thacker).  WP–Cisco (1).  HBP–Prince (1,Thomas); Cisco 2 (2,Grammas,Bertell).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:53.  A–3,582.
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