San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 5, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 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 6, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 4 1 0 0
  Bowman 2b 0 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 2 1 2
McCovey lf 5 0 1 0
Mays cf 5 1 2 3
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0
Haller c 3 1 2 0
Amalfitano 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 4 1 3 1
Sanford p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Neal 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 1 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool rf 3 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 1 0 0
Harkness 1b 4 1 3 2
Coleman c 4 0 0 0
Moran ss 3 0 2 1
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Kanehl 3b 0 0 0 0
Cisco p 1 0 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
  Burright 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
San Francisco 300 210 0006112
New York 010 001 010382
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W (5-1) 9.0 8 3 2 2 10
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  L (1-2) 4.0 7 5 5 3 4
  Stallard   1.0 2 1 0 0 2
  Bearnarth   4.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
3
6

  E–Kuenn (2), Cepeda (4), Hunt (3), Moran (6).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 2.  PB–Coleman (2).  2B–San Francisco Cepeda (8,off Cisco), New York Kranepool (3,off Sanford).  3B–San Francisco McCovey (1,off Cisco).  HR–San Francisco Mays (5,1st inning off Cisco 2 on, 1 out); F Alou (5,4th inning off Cisco 1 on, 2 out), New York Harkness (1,2nd inning off Sanford 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Haller (3,2nd base off Cisco/Coleman); Pagan (5,2nd base off Cisco/Coleman).  CS–Amalfitano (2,Home by Stallard/Coleman).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:51.
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