Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 11, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 5 1 4 0
Hubbs 2b 5 1 2 1
Williams lf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Burton cf 4 0 0 0
Boros 1b 3 0 0 0
Schaffer c 4 1 1 1
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 0
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 1 0 0 0
  Baker p 1 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Hobbie p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman 3b 4 3 2 1
Carmel 1b 4 2 2 1
Hunt 2b 5 1 1 2
Snider rf 5 1 2 1
  Christopher rf 0 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 2 1
  Kanehl lf 0 0 0 0
Hicks cf 5 1 2 4
Coleman c 4 1 1 1
Moran ss 3 1 1 0
Stallard p 3 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 11
Chicago 000 013 000492
New York 231 410 00x11132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (9-10) 1.2 5 5 5 2 2
  Brewer   2.0 5 5 1 0 3
  Baker   2.1 2 1 1 1 3
  Hobbie   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
11
7
3
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  W (6-10) 9.0 9 4 4 1 9
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
9

  E–Boros (4), Brewer (1), Carmel (2), Hunt (21).  2B–New York Hicks (5,off Buhl); Hickman (14,off Brewer).  3B–Chicago Brock (9,off Stallard), New York Hunt (4,off Buhl).  HR–Chicago Schaffer (6,5th inning off Stallard 0 on, 1 out); Williams (18,6th inning off Stallard 1 on, 0 out), New York Hickman (12,1st inning off Buhl 0 on, 0 out); Coleman (2,3rd inning off Brewer 0 on, 1 out); Hicks (4,4th inning off Brewer 2 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Carmel (1,off Brewer); Stallard (2,off Hobbie).  Team–7.  CS–Boros (2,2nd base by Stallard/Coleman).  SB–Carmel (1,2nd base off Brewer/Schaffer).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Al Forman, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:59.  A–18,574.
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