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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 23, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on August 23, 1963 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Toth |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,634 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Lee Weyer |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Hickman | Third Baseman |
| Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Jesse Gonder | Catcher |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Duke Carmel | Center Fielder |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Right Fielder |
| Ellis Burton | Center Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ken Hubbs | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Dick Bertell | Catcher |
| Paul Toth | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 23, 1963
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Toth
Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Toth
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Toth
Hunt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Toth
Gonder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Stallard
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Stallard
Brock bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Burton vs. Stallard
Burton bunts towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Stallard
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Stallard
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hubbs vs. Stallard
Hubbs hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Toth
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Toth
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carmel vs. Toth
Carmel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Thomas trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Toth
Moran hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Stallard
Banks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hunt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Stallard
Bertell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Toth vs. Stallard
Toth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out. Bertell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Stallard
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Toth
Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Toth
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Toth
Harkness hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Stallard
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Stallard
Burton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Stallard
Santo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Santo reaches second base with a double. Burton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stallard
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Stallard
Hubbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Bearnarth
Larry Bearnarth now pitching.
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Bearnarth
Bearnarth fires to first and has Hubbs trapped. There's the throw to Hunt who tags Hubbs for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Toth
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonder vs. Toth
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonder for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Toth
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunt tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Toth
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Bearnarth
Bertell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Toth vs. Bearnarth
Toth hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Bearnarth
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Toth
Carmel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Toth
Moran hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bearnarth vs. Toth
Bearnarth hits a line drive into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Toth
Hickman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bertell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bearnarth
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Bearnarth
Burton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Bearnarth covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Bearnarth
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bearnarth
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hubbs vs. Bearnarth
Hubbs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Bearnarth
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Toth
Harkness strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Toth
Hunt is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonder vs. Toth
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Toth
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonder moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Toth
Thomas hits a popup into right field. Brock picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Gonder scores. Snider moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Carmel vs. Hobbie
Glen Hobbie now pitching.
Carmel is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Moran vs. Hobbie
Moran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bertell vs. Bearnarth
Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hobbie vs. Bearnarth
Hobbie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Bearnarth
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Bearnarth
There goes Hobbie. The throw from Gonder and he is out, Moran applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Hobbie
Joe Hicks pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth.
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Hobbie
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Hobbie
Harkness hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Jackson
Al Jackson now pitching.
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burton vs. Jackson
Jackson fires over to first and Harkness drops the ball. That's an error on Harkness. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Burton vs. Jackson
Burton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harkness settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Jackson
Santo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Jackson
Williams hits a fly ball towards center field. Carmel fields the ball and throws to first. Harkness drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Harkness. Brock tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hubbs vs. Jackson
Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Hobbie
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Hobbie
Gonder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burton. Gonder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Hobbie
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Hobbie
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bertell vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bertell vs. Jackson
Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hobbie vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hobbie for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grammas vs. Craig
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Hobbie
Carmel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Hobbie
Choo Choo Coleman pinch hits for Al Moran.
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carmel moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Christopher vs. McDaniel
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Roger Craig. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carmel tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. McDaniel
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Harkness vs. McDaniel
Harkness takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. McDaniel
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1963 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hickman J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 5 0 1 0
Harkness T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Brock L, rf 3 1 1 0
Hunt R, 2b 4 2 2 1 Burton E, cf 2 1 0 0
Gonder J, c 4 1 1 0 Santo R, 3b 3 2 2 1
Snider D, rf 3 0 1 1 Williams B, lf 2 2 2 5
Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 1 Hubbs K, 2b 3 0 1 0
Carmel D, cf 2 2 2 1 Banks E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Moran A, ss 3 0 0 0 Bertell D, c 3 0 0 0
Coleman C, ph 1 0 1 0 Toth P, p 2 0 0 0
Stallard T, p 1 0 0 0 Hobbie G, p 1 0 0 0
Bearnarth L, p 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Hicks J, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson A, p 0 0 0 0
Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
Christopher J, ph 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 8 5 28 6 8 6
New York 100 111 001 -- 5
Chicago 003 020 10x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T 2.1 5 3 3 3 0
Bearnarth L (L) 3.2 2 2 2 2 3
Jackson A 1.1 1 1 0 1 0
Craig R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Toth P (W) 5.2 6 4 4 1 2
Hobbie G* 2.1 2 1 1 2 3
McDaniel L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Brock L, Harkness T 2
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 7
2B -- Santo R, Hunt R, Gonder J
HR -- Hunt R, Williams B 2, Carmel D
CS -- Hobbie G
SH -- Burton E
SF -- Snider D, Williams B, Christopher J
HBP -- by Toth P (Hunt R), by Jackson A (Santo R)
WP -- Jackson A
T -- 2:45
A -- 9634
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