New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
September 21, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1963 at Candlestick Park. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Christopher rf 3 2 1 0
  Kanehl rf 1 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 3
Hunt 2b 4 0 2 1
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
  Harkness 1b 0 0 0 0
Hickman lf 2 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 0
  Moran ss 0 0 0 0
Green 3b 3 1 1 0
  Schreiber 3b 1 0 0 0
Sherry c 4 1 1 1
Jackson p 4 0 1 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn 3b 4 0 0 1
McCovey lf 5 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 5 0 3 1
Alou F. rf 5 1 1 0
Davenport 2b 4 2 2 1
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 1
Pagan ss 4 0 0 0
O'Dell p 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Alou J. ph 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 11 4
New York 100 400 000583
San Francisco 000 120 0014110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (12-17) 8.2 11 4 1 1 4
  Bearnarth  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
1
1
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  L (13-10) 3.2 7 5 5 2 2
  Herbel   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Perry   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Duffalo   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Larsen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
6

  E–Fernandez (11), Green 2 (7).  2B–San Francisco Bailey (8,off Jackson); Cepeda (32,off Jackson).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Kuenn (4,off Jackson).  HBP–J Alou (1,by Jackson).  Team–11.  CS–Hickman (5,2nd base by Perry/Bailey).  HBP–Jackson (12,J Alou).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:31.  A–10,245.
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