San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
July 17, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 7, New York Mets 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b,rf 5 1 3 1
  Alou F. rf 1 0 0 0
Haller rf 4 0 0 0
  Davenport ph,3b 2 0 0 0
McCovey lf 5 1 2 2
Mays cf 5 2 2 0
Bailey c 5 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 2 2 1
Hiller 2b 5 0 2 1
Pagan ss 5 0 1 1
Perry p 2 0 1 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Amalfitano ph 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 14 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 5 3 3 2
Hicks cf 6 1 2 2
Snider lf 5 1 2 0
  Kanehl pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Gonder c 5 1 1 3
Thomas 1b 5 0 3 1
Hickman 3b 4 0 1 0
Burright 2b 5 1 1 0
Moran ss 5 1 2 0
Stallard p 3 0 1 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Hook p 0 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Cisco p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 9 16 8
San Francisco 111 010 030 007143
New York 013 101 001 029160
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   5.2 11 6 4 1 2
  Hoeft   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fisher   4.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Larsen  L (2-4) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
16
9
7
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard   7.0 10 5 5 1 5
  Rowe   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Hook   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  MacKenzie   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cisco  W (6-7) 3.0 0 0 0 0 5
Totals
11.0
14
7
7
1
10

  E–Mays (4), Hiller 2 (9).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Thomas 2 (8,off Perry,off Fisher).  3B–San Francisco Kuenn (2,off Stallard); Mays (2,off Stallard).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (29,5th inning off Stallard 0 on, 1 out), New York Gonder (6,3rd inning off Perry 2 on, 1 out); Christopher (1,4th inning off Perry 0 on, 2 out); Hicks (2,11th inning off Larsen 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  WP–Perry (2), Stallard 3 (5).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:38.  A–26,574.
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