Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
July 11, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 3 1 0 0
Moon rf 4 1 1 0
Davis T. lf 3 1 2 0
Fairly 1b 4 1 2 2
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 2 0 1 1
Davis W. cf 3 0 1 0
Drysdale p 3 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman 3b 5 1 2 0
Harkness 1b 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonder c 4 2 2 3
Snider rf 4 0 2 0
Thomas lf 3 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0
Burright ss 3 0 0 0
Craig p 3 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Los Angeles 010 300 000472
New York 002 001 000382
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (11-10) 7.0 6 3 3 3 7
  Perranoski  SV (9) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (2-14) 9.0 7 4 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
2
3

  E–Wills (14), McMullen (6), Harkness (8), Snider (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 3.  2B–New York Snider (6,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles Fairly (7,2nd inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out), New York Gonder 2 (5,3rd inning off Drysdale 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Drysdale 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McMullen (1,off Craig).  Team LOB–2.  IBB–Harkness (4,by Drysdale).  Team–8.  SB–Fairly (4,2nd base off Craig/Gonder).  CS–T Davis (6,2nd base by Craig/Gonder); Hickman (2,2nd base by Drysdale/Roseboro).  IBB–Drysdale (5,Harkness).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:16.  A–23,890.
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