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 3, New York Mets 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 1 0
Gilliam 2b,3b 5 1 1 0
Moon lf,rf 3 0 1 0
Davis T. 3b,lf 4 0 1 2
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 0 2 0
  Tracewski 2b 0 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 4 1 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 2 1
Richert p 1 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 0 0 0 0
  Calmus p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 2 1 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Hicks ph 1 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
Kanehl cf 4 0 1 1
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomas 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Hickman lf,3b 4 1 2 0
Sherry c 3 0 0 0
  Carmel ph 1 0 0 0
Schreiber 3b 2 0 1 1
  Snider ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Moran ss 2 0 0 0
Willey p 2 0 0 0
  Harkness ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Los Angeles 000 120 000390
New York 001 100 000251
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Richert   4.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Calmus  W (2-0) 5.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  L (7-11) 7.0 8 3 3 4 2
  Bearnarth   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Craig   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Hickman (15).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Hickman (15,off Richert).  3B–Los Angeles Roseboro (6,off Willey).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Moran (1,by Richert).  Team–5.  SB–Moon (4,2nd base off Willey/Sherry); Gilliam 2 (15,2nd base off Willey/Sherry 2); Howard (1,2nd base off Willey/Sherry); Christopher (1,2nd base off Richert/Roseboro).  CS–Roseboro (5,Home by Willey/Sherry).  IBB–Richert (2,Moran).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Frank Walsh.  T–2:36.  A–46,184.
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