San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 4, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 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."

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San Francisco Giants 17, New York Mets 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 4 4 5
Alou F. rf,cf 5 2 1 3
McCovey lf,1b 6 2 2 1
Mays cf 5 1 1 1
  Kuenn rf 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 2 3 4
  Alou M. lf 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 3 4 3
  Haller ph,c 1 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 4 2 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 0 0
  Bowman ss 1 1 0 0
O'Dell p 3 0 0 0
  Perry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 17 15 17
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Burright 2b 3 0 2 0
Kranepool rf 4 0 1 0
Neal 3b 3 1 2 0
  Kanehl 3b 0 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 1 1
Hickman cf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 1 1 0
  Throneberry 1b 1 0 0 0
Sherry c 3 1 1 3
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
Moran ss 3 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 1 0 0 0
  Harkness ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
San Francisco 200 435 00317150
New York 000 400 000485
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  W (3-0) 6.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Perry  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (2-3) 4.1 9 9 6 1 3
  Rowe   1.2 4 5 5 1 1
  Bearnarth   3.0 2 3 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
17
11
2
5

  E–Burright 2 (2), Hickman (3), Moran 2 (5).  DP–San Francisco 1.  3B–San Francisco Davenport (1,off Bearnarth).  HR–San Francisco F Alou (4,1st inning off Craig 1 on, 0 out); Cepeda 2 (6,4th inning off Craig 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Craig 1 on, 1 out); Davenport (1,4th inning off Craig 2 on, 2 out); Bailey 2 (5,5th inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Rowe 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Pagan (1,by Bearnarth); Burright (1,by Perry).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  HBP–Perry (1,Burright); Bearnarth (2,Pagan).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:55.  A–25,674.
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