San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
July 18, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b,lf 5 0 2 1
  Bowman pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Haller rf 5 1 3 0
  Marichal p 0 0 0 0
McCovey lf 4 1 2 0
  Davenport 3b 1 0 1 0
Mays cf 5 1 2 1
Bailey c 4 2 1 3
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 3 0 1 0
  Alou M. ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Duffalo p 3 0 1 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Alou F. ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Totals 41 6 16 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl lf 4 1 1 0
Hicks cf 5 2 3 3
Christopher rf 5 0 1 0
Gonder c 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 1 1
Hickman 3b 4 0 0 0
Burright 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hunt ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Moran ss 3 0 0 0
Bearnarth p 2 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 1 1
  Jackson pr 0 1 0 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  Hook p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
San Francisco 100 003 0206160
New York 000 001 400570
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Duffalo   6.1 6 3 3 2 5
  Bolin   0.2 1 2 2 0 1
  Marichal  W (15-5) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bearnarth   7.0 12 4 4 0 1
  Rowe   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Cisco  L (6-8) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Hook   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
6
6
1
3

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 2.  2B–San Francisco McCovey 2 (12,off Bearnarth 2); Mays (13,off Bearnarth); Davenport (13,off Hook), New York Hicks (4,off Duffalo).  HR–San Francisco Bailey (14,6th inning off Bearnarth 2 on, 0 out), New York Hicks (3,7th inning off Bolin 2 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Thomas (2,by Duffalo); Kanehl (2,by Bolin).  Team–7.  HBP–Duffalo (2,Thomas); Bolin (4,Kanehl).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:41.  A–24,463.
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