Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hickman vs. Koonce
  
  Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Harkness vs. Koonce
  
  Harkness takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hunt vs. Koonce
  
  Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gonder vs. Koonce
  
  Gonder 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 1

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Willey
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Willey
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burton vs. Willey
  
  Burton hits a popup towards first. Harkness settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Snider vs. Koonce
  
  Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Koonce, and towards Hubbs, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Koonce
  
  Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carmel vs. Koonce
  
  Carmel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Santo vs. Willey
  
  Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Willey
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hubbs vs. Willey
  
  Hubbs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Koonce
  
  Moran is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Willey vs. Koonce
  
  Willey strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Hickman vs. Koonce
  
  Hickman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Harkness vs. Koonce
  
  Harkness is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Willey
  
  Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertell vs. Willey
  
  Bertell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koonce vs. Willey
  
  Koonce hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunt vs. Koonce
  
  Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Gonder vs. Koonce
  
  Gonder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Snider vs. Koonce
  
  Snider strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Koonce
  
  There goes Gonder. The throw from Bertell and he is out, Hubbs applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Willey
  
  Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Willey
  
  Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Burton vs. Willey
  
  Burton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snider. Burton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Santo vs. Willey
  
  Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burton moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Williams vs. Willey
  
  Williams 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 5

• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Koonce
  
  Thomas hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Carmel vs. Koonce
  
  Carmel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Moran vs. Koonce
  
  There goes Carmel. The throw from Bertell and he is safe. Carmel steals second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Moran vs. Koonce
  
  Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carmel moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Willey vs. Koonce
  
  Willey bunts towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out. Carmel scores. Moran moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Hickman vs. Koonce
  
  Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Burton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbs vs. Willey
  
  Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Willey
  
  Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bertell vs. Willey
  
  Bertell hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Harkness vs. Koonce
  
  Harkness strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hunt vs. Koonce
  
  Hunt strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gonder vs. Koonce
  
  Gonder hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Koonce vs. Willey
  
  Koonce hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Willey
  
  Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Willey
  
  Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burton vs. Willey
  
  Burton hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Snider vs. Koonce
  
  Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Koonce
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Carmel vs. Koonce
  
  Carmel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Santo vs. Willey
  
  Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Willey
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hubbs vs. Willey
  
  Hubbs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Banks vs. Willey
  
  Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbs moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ranew vs. Willey
  
  Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Dick Bertell.
  
  Ranew 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 8

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Koonce
  
  Merritt Ranew now catching.
  
  Moran bunts in front of the plate. Ranew juggles the ball. That's an error on Ranew. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Willey vs. Koonce
  
  Willey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ranew fields it and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Hickman vs. Koonce
  
  Hickman strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Harkness vs. Koonce
  
  Harkness hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Landrum vs. Willey
  
  Don Landrum pinch hits for Cal Koonce.
  
  Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Willey
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Willey
  
  Brock strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Burton vs. Willey
  
  There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Burton vs. Willey
  
  Burton 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 9

• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hunt vs. Elston
  
  Don Elston now pitching.
  
  Hunt is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Gonder vs. Elston
  
  Gonder hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Snider vs. Baker
  
  Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Jesse Gonder. Tom Baker now pitching.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Hunt scores. Kanehl moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Snider vs. Baker
  
  Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Hobbie
  
  Joe Christopher pinch runs for Duke Snider. Glen Hobbie now pitching.
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kanehl scores. Christopher moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 4 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Carmel vs. Hobbie
  
  Choo Choo Coleman pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
  
  Carmel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Coleman moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Moran vs. Hobbie
  
  Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to third for the out. Carmel moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Willey vs. Hobbie
  
  Willey strikes out. There goes Moran. The throw from Ranew to second, and Moran is out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Santo vs. Willey
  
  Norm Sherry now catching. Joe Christopher now playing right field. Rod Kanehl now playing left field.
  
  Santo hits a line drive into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Willey
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbs vs. Willey
  
  Hubbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Banks vs. Willey
  
  Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/24/1963 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Hickman J, 3b         4  1  2  1   Grammas A, ss         4  0  0  0   
Harkness T, 1b        3  0  0  0   Brock L, rf           4  0  1  0   
Hunt R, 2b            3  1  0  0   Burton E, cf          4  0  1  0   
Gonder J, c           4  0  2  0   Santo R, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Kanehl R, pr-lf       0  1  0  0   Williams B, lf        4  0  0  0   
Snider D, rf          3  0  0  0   Hubbs K, 2b           4  0  2  0   
Christopher J, pr-rf  0  1  0  0   Banks E, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Thomas F, lf          4  0  1  1   Bertell D, c          2  0  0  0   
Coleman C, pr         0  0  0  0   Ranew M, ph-c         1  0  0  0   
Sherry N, c           0  0  0  0   Koonce C, p           2  0  0  0   
Carmel D, cf          4  1  2  1   Landrum D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Moran A, ss           4  0  1  0   Elston D, p           0  0  0  0   
Willey C, p           3  0  0  1   Baker T, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hobbie G, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  5  8  4                        34  0  6  0

New York         100 010 003 --  5
Chicago          000 000 000 --  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Willey C (W)          9.0  6  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koonce C (L)          8.0  5  2  2  1  7
Elston D*             0.0  1  2  2  0  0
Baker T+              0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Hobbie G              1.0  2  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Ranew M
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 7
2B -- Burton E, Brock L
HR -- Hickman J
SB -- Carmel D
CS -- Gonder J, Moran A
SH -- Willey C
HBP -- by Elston D (Hunt R)
WP -- Willey C, Baker T
PB -- Gonder J
T -- 2:18
A -- 5128

    

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