Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 22, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1962 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Murphy rf 5 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 3 3 0
Banks 1b 5 2 1 1
Williams lf 5 1 2 2
Mathews cf 4 2 2 2
Santo 3b 4 1 2 0
Grammas ss 5 0 3 2
Barragan c 4 0 2 1
Toth p 4 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 2 0 1 0
Coleman c 4 0 1 1
Christopher rf 3 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0
Drake 3b 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 3 2 1 0
  Ashburn 2b 1 0 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Foss p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Pignatano ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
Chicago 203 210 0019151
New York 000 010 100262
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Toth  W (3-1) 9.0 6 2 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (8-20) 2.1 8 5 5 0 3
  MacKenzie   2.2 4 3 1 0 0
  Foss   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Anderson   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
2
3

  E–Mathews (1), Thomas (14), Drake (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Hubbs (24,off Jackson); Williams (22,off Jackson); Mathews (1,off Jackson), New York Ashburn (7,off Toth).  3B–Chicago Banks (6,off Jackson).  HBP–Santo (2,by MacKenzie); Mathews (1,by Anderson).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Williams (9,3rd base off Jackson/Coleman); Hubbs (3,2nd base off Anderson/Coleman); Mathews 2 (3,2nd base off Anderson/Coleman,3rd base off Anderson/Coleman).  CS–Barragan (2,2nd base by Jackson/Coleman); Hubbs (7,2nd base by Foss/Coleman); Grammas (1,2nd base by Anderson/Coleman).  HBP–MacKenzie (3,Santo); Anderson (5,Mathews).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:42.  A–3,744.
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