New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 28, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1962 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 3 1 1 0
Coleman c 5 0 1 0
Christopher rf 3 1 0 0
Thomas lf 2 0 1 1
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 2 1
Hickman cf 3 0 2 0
Drake 2b 4 0 0 0
Cisco p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Foss p 0 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Altman rf 3 2 2 0
Mathews cf 4 0 2 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Bertell c 2 1 1 0
  Thacker c 0 0 0 0
Toth p 2 0 0 1
  Will ph 1 0 1 2
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
New York 000 001 010270
Chicago 010 002 00x381
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  L (1-1) 6.0 5 3 3 5 2
  Foss   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Toth  W (4-1) 6.0 4 1 1 2 1
  Anderson   1.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Cardwell   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Schultz  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
2

  E–Rodgers (28).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Mantilla (16,off Toth), Chicago Rodgers (20,off Cisco); Will (3,off Cisco); Altman (27,off Foss).  SF–Thomas (6,off Toth).  HBP–Christopher (4,by Anderson); Banks (7,by Cisco).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Hubbs (13,off Cisco); Cardwell (4,off Foss).  IBB–Bertell 2 (5,by Cisco 2).  Team–10.  CS–Chacon (6,2nd base by Toth/Bertell); Mathews (2,2nd base by Cisco/Coleman).  WP–Toth (2).  HBP–Cisco (3,Banks); Anderson (5,Christopher).  IBB–Cisco 2 (2,Bertell 2).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:28.  A–595.
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