Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 18, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 7, New York Mets 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 3 0
  Fairly 1b 0 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis T. lf 4 1 2 2
  Ferrara pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 0 0 0
  Tracewski pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Walls 1b,lf 5 1 1 1
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 3 1 0 0
Camilli c 4 1 1 2
Drysdale p 2 2 1 1
Totals 36 7 9 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman 3b 4 0 0 0
Carmel 1b 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Snider rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 3 0 1 0
Hicks cf 3 0 0 0
Coleman c 3 0 1 0
Moran ss 2 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
  Schreiber ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Harkness ph 1 0 0 0
  Hook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Los Angeles 020 001 301790
New York 000 000 000032
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (16-13) 9.0 3 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (8-15) 6.1 8 6 4 2 1
  Craig   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Hook   1.0 0 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
4
4

  E–Hickman 2 (14).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Coleman (8).  2B–Los Angeles T Davis (12,off Jackson).  HR–Los Angeles Camilli (3,2nd inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Fairly (1,by Hook).  Team LOB–7.  WP–Hook (5).  HBP–Hook (8,Fairly).  U-HP–Frank Walsh, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:25.
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