San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
September 10, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. rf 4 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
McCovey lf 4 1 3 1
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagan ss 2 0 0 0
  Alou J. ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Garibaldi p 0 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 3 0 1 0
Green 3b 3 2 2 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 2 1
Hickman lf 5 1 2 2
Harkness 1b 4 0 2 1
Smith cf 3 0 2 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
  Carmel ph 0 0 0 0
  Coleman c 1 0 0 0
Moran ss 4 0 0 0
Willey p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 11 4
San Francisco 000 000 002261
New York 200 010 01x4110
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  L (12-8) 1.1 5 2 2 2 2
  Perry   2.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Fisher   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Garibaldi   3.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Herbel   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  W (9-12) 9.0 6 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
4

  E–F Alou (5).  DP–San Francisco 1.  HR–San Francisco McCovey (38,9th inning off Willey 0 on, 1 out); Cepeda (29,9th inning off Willey 0 on, 2 out), New York Hickman (16,5th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Christopher (2,off Perry).  Team–12.  SB–Smith (3,2nd base off Garibaldi/Haller).  WP–Herbel (1).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:42.  A–14,945.
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