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 New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 1 1 0
Alou F. lf,rf 3 0 2 0
McCovey rf 3 0 0 0
  Kuenn lf 1 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 2 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Amalfitano 2b 3 0 0 0
Pagan ss 4 1 0 0
Pierce p 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 1 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Moran ss 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 2 1 1 0
Cook rf 4 1 2 2
Thomas lf 3 0 1 0
  Kanehl pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Neal 3b 4 1 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 1
Hickman cf 4 0 1 1
Sherry c 3 0 0 0
Willey p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
San Francisco 000 010 001270
New York 200 101 00x481
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L (1-3) 3.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Larsen   3.0 2 1 1 0 5
  Duffalo   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  W (2-1) 9.0 7 2 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
2

  E–Moran (7).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Sherry (1).  2B–New York Neal (6,off Pierce).  3B–San Francisco Haller (1,off Willey).  HR–New York Cook (1,1st inning off Pierce 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Kanehl (2,2nd base off Larsen/Bailey).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:40.  A–53,880.
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