New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 30, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 1, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn 2b 4 0 1 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
Coleman c 3 0 0 0
  Pignatano c 1 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 3 1 2 1
Throneberry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
Chacon ss 2 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Daviault p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Drake ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hubbs 2b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 0 0
Banks 1b 4 1 0 0
Altman rf 3 2 3 1
Mathews cf 2 0 2 2
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
Barragan c 3 0 0 1
Buhl p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
New York 000 100 000153
Chicago 011 010 20x570
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (1-6) 1.0 1 1 1 4 0
  Daviault   3.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Anderson   3.0 3 3 0 1 1
  MacKenzie   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
2
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (12-14) 9.0 5 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6

  E–Ashburn (6), Christopher (4), Mantilla (20).  DP–New York 1.  TP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Mantilla (17,off Buhl), Chicago Mathews (2,off Daviault).  HR–New York Thomas (34,4th inning off Buhl 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Santo (4,2nd base off Anderson/Pignatano); Altman (19,2nd base off Anderson/Pignatano).  WP–Anderson (9).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:16.  A–3,960.
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