Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 16, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 9, New York Mets 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 2 3 1
Gilliam 2b,3b 5 1 2 0
Moon lf,rf 4 1 1 1
Davis T. 3b,lf 4 0 1 2
Fairly 1b 3 1 1 1
Howard rf 5 1 3 2
  Tracewski 2b 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 2 2 0
Podres p 1 1 1 2
  Rowe p 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 2 2 1 1
  Coleman c 2 0 0 0
Kanehl cf,rf 5 2 2 2
Hunt 2b 5 1 3 1
Hickman 3b 4 1 2 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 1
Sherry c 2 0 0 0
  Snider ph,rf 2 0 1 2
  Hicks cf 1 0 0 0
Carmel 1b 3 0 1 0
Moran ss 4 1 1 0
Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Los Angeles 123 000 0039142
New York 130 030 0007111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres   1.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Rowe   2.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Sherry   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Perranoski  W (13-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Miller  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   3.0 6 6 6 3 0
  Bearnarth  L (2-4) 6.0 8 3 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
3
0

  E–Wills (21), T Davis (9), Hickman (12).  DP–Los Angeles 2, New York 2.  PB–Coleman (7).  2B–Los Angeles Wills (13,off Craig), New York Christopher (2,off Podres).  HR–Los Angeles Podres (1,2nd inning off Craig 1 on, 2 out); Moon (5,3rd inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out); Howard (20,3rd inning off Craig 1 on, 2 out), New York Kanehl (1,2nd inning off Podres 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Ferrara (1,off Bearnarth).  SF–Fairly (4,off Bearnarth).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Hickman (1,by Rowe).  IBB–Thomas (4,by Podres).  Team–8.  CS–T Davis (9,2nd base by Craig/Sherry).  SB–Hunt (4,2nd base off Podres/Roseboro).  BK–Craig (6).  HBP–Rowe (1,Hickman).  IBB–Podres (8,Thomas).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Frank Walsh, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:53.  A–31,405.
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