San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 3, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The San Francisco Giants 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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San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 4 1 1 0
  Bowman 2b 0 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 1
McCovey lf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0
Bailey c 4 1 2 0
Amalfitano 2b,3b 4 1 2 1
Pagan ss 4 1 1 0
Fisher p 2 0 1 2
Totals 34 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Neal 3b 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 2 0
Snider lf 4 2 3 3
Kranepool rf 4 0 0 0
Harkness 1b 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 4 0 0 0
Coleman c 2 0 0 0
Moran ss 3 0 1 0
Hook p 2 0 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
San Francisco 002 000 2105101
New York 100 001 001360
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (2-2) 9.0 6 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (0-4) 7.2 10 5 5 0 2
  Stallard   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rowe   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
2

  E–Kuenn (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Mays (4,off Hook); Amalfitano (1,off Hook); Fisher (2,off Hook), New York Snider (2,off Fisher).  3B–San Francisco F Alou (2,off Hook).  HR–New York Snider 2 (5,1st inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fisher (1,off Hook); Bowman (1,off Rowe).  SF–F Alou (1,off Hook).  HBP–McCovey (1,by Hook).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  CS–Moran (4,2nd base by Fisher/Bailey).  HBP–Hook (1,McCovey).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:43.  A–49,431.
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