New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 29, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1962 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chacon ss 3 1 1 0
Drake 2b 3 0 0 0
Christopher rf 3 0 1 1
Thomas lf 3 0 1 0
  Kanehl lf 0 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 4 1 1 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 2 1
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
Miller p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 1 1 1
Altman rf 4 0 1 0
Mathews cf 4 0 3 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 0
Bertell c 3 0 2 0
  Brock pr 0 0 0 0
  Gerard p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 2 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Thacker c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
New York 100 000 100261
Chicago 010 000 000170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (1-12) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (9-20) 7.0 5 2 2 3 5
  Gerard   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
  Schultz   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
6

  E–Chacon (22).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Throneberry (11,off Ellsworth).  HR–Chicago Banks (37,2nd inning off Bob L Miller 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Cannizzaro (1,by Ellsworth).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Chacon (7,2nd base by Gerard/Thacker); Mathews (3,2nd base by Bob L Miller/Cannizzaro).  IBB–Ellsworth (6,Cannizzaro).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:10.  A–2,870.
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