Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 26, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Burton rf,cf 5 1 1 1
  Landrum cf 0 1 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 7 2 1 2
Santo 3b 6 1 1 0
Burke 1b 4 0 1 1
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
  LeMay p 0 0 0 0
  Warner p 1 0 0 0
  Toth p 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Hubbs 2b 6 0 0 0
Bertell c 6 0 2 1
Mathews cf 4 0 0 0
  Brock ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Buhl p 3 0 0 0
  Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Totals 52 6 8 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman cf,rf 7 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 7 2 2 0
Snider rf 4 1 2 1
  Piersall pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Thomas lf 7 1 4 3
Taylor c 6 1 0 0
Harkness 1b 7 1 4 4
Neal 3b 5 0 0 0
Moran ss 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Cook ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 0 1 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph 1 0 1 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Sherry ph 1 0 0 0
  Cisco p 1 0 0 0
Totals 52 8 15 8
Chicago 110 020 000 000 02680
New York 000 003 010 000 048153
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl   6.0 5 3 3 1 1
  Elston   1.2 0 1 1 1 2
  McDaniel   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  LeMay   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Warner   4.2 6 2 2 4 2
  Toth   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Brewer  L (2-2) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
13.2
15
8
8
8
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.0 7 4 2 2 4
  Bearnarth   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Stallard   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Willey   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Cisco  W (4-6) 3.0 1 2 2 1 4
Totals
14.0
8
6
4
5
11

  E–Harkness (5), Neal (9), Moran (17).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Rodgers 2 (10,off Jackson 2), New York Snider (4,off Buhl); Harkness (4,off Warner).  HR–Chicago Burton (2,2nd inning off Jackson 0 on, 2 out); Williams (11,14th inning off Cisco 1 on, 2 out), New York Thomas (5,6th inning off Buhl 1 on, 2 out); Harkness (7,14th inning off Brewer 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Rodgers (6,off Stallard).  IBB–Santo (2,by Stallard); Fernandez (2,by Warner); Neal (3,by Warner).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  CS–Piersall (2,2nd base by Warner/Bertell).  BK–Elston (1).  IBB–Warner 2 (2,Fernandez,Neal); Stallard (2,Santo).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Al Forman, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–4:08.  A–8,183.
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