Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 28, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 5 0 1 0
Hubbs 2b 5 2 2 0
Williams lf 4 2 3 2
Santo 3b 4 1 2 2
Banks 1b 3 0 0 1
Rodgers ss 4 0 1 0
Mathews cf 4 0 0 0
Bertell c 4 0 1 0
Ellsworth p 3 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 1
Hunt 2b 3 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Hickman rf 5 1 2 0
Neal 3b 5 0 2 0
Sherry c 3 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman c 1 0 0 0
Kanehl 1b 4 0 2 1
Craig p 3 0 1 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Chicago 300 000 2005111
New York 100 000 0102102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (6-3) 8.0 9 2 2 5 3
  McDaniel  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (2-8) 8.0 10 5 5 1 8
  Rowe   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
8

  E–Brock (4), Neal (6), Rowe (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Chicago Brock (5,off Craig), New York Hickman (9,off McDaniel).  3B–Chicago Santo 2 (2,off Craig 2), New York Piersall (1,off Ellsworth).  HR–Chicago Williams (4,7th inning off Craig 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Banks (3,off Craig); Fernandez (1,off Ellsworth).  Team LOB–6.  Team–14.  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Frank Walsh, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:50.  A–8,858.
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