Milwaukee Braves vs New York Mets
August 31, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, New York Mets 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 1 1 1
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 0 0
Torre 1b 4 1 1 1
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
  Cline cf 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 1 2 1
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Spahn p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 4 0 1 1
Kanehl lf 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonder c 4 0 0 0
Hickman 3b 4 0 2 0
Harkness 1b 4 0 0 0
Carmel cf 3 1 1 0
Moran ss 2 2 2 2
Willey p 1 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Milwaukee 010 100 110470
New York 000 020 010382
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (18-5) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  L (8-12) 8.0 6 4 3 2 7
  Craig   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
7

  E–Hickman 2 (19).  DP–Milwaukee 3, New York 1.  PB–Gonder (9).  2B–New York Moran (5,off Spahn).  3B–New York Carmel (1,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Torre (12,2nd inning off Willey 0 on, 1 out); Bolling (5,8th inning off Willey 0 on, 0 out), New York Moran (1,5th inning off Spahn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Crandall (3,off Craig); Willey (4,off Spahn).  SF–McMillan (1,off Willey).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Maye (12,2nd base off Willey/Gonder).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:26.  A–11,788.
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