Milwaukee Braves vs New York Mets
June 5, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 11, New York Mets 9

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
McMillan ss 5 1 1 0
Maye cf 5 1 1 2
  Jones cf 1 1 1 0
Aaron H. rf 5 3 3 0
Mathews 3b 5 0 3 2
Dillard lf 3 0 0 0
  Morton ph,lf 2 0 1 2
Aaron T. 1b 6 1 1 0
Uecker c 2 2 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 1 0 0 0
Menke 2b 4 2 2 3
Spahn p 2 0 1 0
  Piche p 0 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Cloninger p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 14 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 1 2 1
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 1 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Moran ph 1 0 0 0
Neal 3b 5 1 1 2
Hunt 2b 2 0 0 0
  Kanehl 2b 3 1 3 2
Thomas lf 5 0 3 0
Hickman rf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Cook 1b 2 1 0 0
  Harkness ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Sherry c 2 0 0 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  Snider ph,cf 2 1 0 0
Hook p 1 0 1 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 3 2 2 2
  Coleman c 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 14 7
Milwaukee 003 231 000 211143
New York 000 017 010 09142
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   5.2 8 6 0 4 1
  Piche   0.0 2 2 0 0 0
  Raymond   1.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Cloninger   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Burdette  W (5-5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
14
9
1
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hook   3.0 5 4 3 2 2
  Rowe   2.0 4 4 3 2 0
  Cisco   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  MacKenzie   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Bearnarth  L (2-2) 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
10.0
14
11
9
7
3

  E–Maye (2), Mathews (9), Uecker (1), Sherry (2), Rowe (2).  DP–Milwaukee 4, New York 2.  2B–Milwaukee Spahn (2,off Hook); Mathews (10,off Hook); T Aaron (1,off Rowe); Jones (4,off Bearnarth), New York Neal (9,off Piche); Fernandez (4,off Raymond).  3B–Milwaukee H Aaron (1,off Cisco).  HR–Milwaukee Maye (2,3rd inning off Hook 1 on, 2 out); Menke (5,5th inning off Rowe 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Dillard (1,by Hook); Raymond (1,by MacKenzie).  IBB–H Aaron (9,by Bearnarth); Mathews (3,by Bearnarth); Cook (3,by Spahn).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–H Aaron (7,2nd base off Hook/Sherry); Kranepool (2,2nd base off Raymond/Uecker).  WP–Piche (2), Cloninger (5), Bearnarth (3).  HBP–Hook (4,Dillard); MacKenzie (2,Raymond).  IBB–Spahn (1,Cook); Bearnarth 2 (2,H Aaron,Mathews).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–3:46.  A–5,141.
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