New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 31, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1963 at Dodger Stadium. 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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New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl cf 3 0 1 0
  Hicks ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 1 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 2
Hickman 3b 4 1 1 0
Gonder c 3 0 1 0
Carmel 1b 2 0 1 0
Moran ss 3 0 0 1
  Harkness ph 0 0 0 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 0
Moon rf 4 0 1 0
Davis T. lf 3 2 1 0
Fairly 1b 3 2 2 0
Roseboro c 3 1 1 2
Davis W. cf 2 0 0 1
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Richert p 2 0 0 0
  Rowe p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 3
New York 010 001 010371
Los Angeles 030 200 00x561
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (2-19) 8.0 6 5 5 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
1
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Richert  W (1-1) 5.0 5 2 2 3 5
  Rowe   2.1 0 1 1 3 1
  Perranoski  SV (11) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
7

  E–Hunt (19), Wills (19).  DP–Los Angeles 4.  2B–Los Angeles Moon (11,off Craig); Gilliam (20,off Craig).  3B–New York Hunt (3,off Richert), Los Angeles Roseboro (5,off Craig).  Team LOB–7.  SF–W Davis (3,off Craig).  Team–2.  SB–Kanehl (5,2nd base off Richert/Roseboro).  WP–Craig (4).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:20.  A–24,589.
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