New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 9, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 4 0 1 0
Green 3b 1 1 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 2 2 2
Hickman lf 4 2 1 1
Smith cf 4 1 1 0
Harkness 1b 5 0 2 2
Sherry c 3 0 1 0
Moran ss 4 0 0 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 3 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 1 0
Covington lf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 1 2 1
Wine ss 2 0 0 0
Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Boozer p 0 0 0 0
  Herrnstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Emery ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 1 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
New York 303 000 000680
Philadelphia 000 010 002371
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  W (5-20) 9.0 7 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bennett  L (8-3) 2.1 3 3 3 1 2
  Locke   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Boozer   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Duren   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Klippstein   3.0 1 0 0 3 3
  Baldschun   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
9
9

  E–Gonzalez (4).  DP–New York 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Covington (21,off Craig).  HR–New York Hunt (9,1st inning off Bennett 1 on, 1 out); Hickman (15,1st inning off Bennett 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Hoak (6,5th inning off Craig 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Christopher (1,off Klippstein).  HBP–Hunt (11,by Klippstein); Taylor (6,by Craig).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Gonzalez (5,off Craig).  Team–4.  SB–Smith 2 (2,Home off Boozer/Dalrymple,2nd base off Baldschun/Dalrymple); Harkness 3 (4,2nd base off Boozer/Dalrymple,3rd base off Boozer/Dalrymple,2nd base off Duren/Dalrymple); Sherry (1,2nd base off Boozer/Dalrymple).  CS–Craig 2 (2,2nd base by Klippstein/Dalrymple,Home by Klippstein/Dalrymple); Green (1,2nd base by Klippstein/Dalrymple).  HBP–Craig (6,Taylor); Klippstein (3,Hunt).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:39.  A–3,232.
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