New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 24, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1963 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 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman cf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 1
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 2 0
  Kanehl lf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Coleman c 4 0 2 1
Neal 3b 3 0 0 0
Moran ss 4 0 0 0
Willey p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Landrum cf 4 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 2 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 1 0
Brock rf 3 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 3 0 0 0
Schaffer c 3 0 1 0
Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Toth p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
New York 010 010 000260
Chicago 000 000 000032
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  W (1-1) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (1-2) 6.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Toth   3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
3

  E–Rodgers (5), Hubbs (1).  DP–New York 3, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Thomas (2,off Buhl).  HR–New York Hunt (1,5th inning off Buhl 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Neal (1,by Buhl).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Buhl (2,Neal).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–1:52.  A–4,525.
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