New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 20, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1963 at Connie Mack Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman 3b 4 1 1 1
Harkness 1b 4 0 2 1
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Snider rf 3 1 1 0
Thomas lf 3 1 1 2
Hicks cf 4 0 0 0
  Kanehl cf 0 0 0 0
Coleman c 4 0 0 0
Moran ss 4 1 2 0
Powell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 1 0
Demeter cf 3 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 1 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
Wine ss 3 0 0 0
McLish p 3 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
New York 000 000 022–480
Philadelphia 000 000 000–041
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Powell  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 4 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (12-9) 7.2 3 2 2 2 3
  Baldschun   0.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Klippstein   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3
  E–Taylor (8).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Coleman (9).  2B–New York Harkness (6,off Baldschun); Moran (4,off Klippstein), Philadelphia Demeter (17,off Powell).  HR–New York Thomas (13,9th inning off Baldschun 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:30.
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