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Braves
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 12, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Howie Bedell | Left Fielder |
Tommie Aaron | First Baseman |
Mack Jones | Right Fielder |
Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Elio Chacon | Shortstop |
Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
John DeMerit | Right Fielder |
Roger Craig | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1962
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bedell vs. Craig
Bedell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Craig
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Spahn
Chacon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Spahn
Mantilla strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Craig
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Craig
Menke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Craig
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Spahn
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Craig
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bedell vs. Craig
Bedell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMerit vs. Spahn
DeMerit strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Spahn
Craig hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Spahn
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chacon for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Craig
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall hits a popup towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Spahn
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field. Bedell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a popup into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Craig
Bolling hits a line drive beyond third. Mantilla can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Craig
There goes Bolling. The throw from Chiti and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Craig
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Craig
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spahn vs. Craig
Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bedell vs. Craig
Bedell hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Spahn
Chiti hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMerit vs. Spahn
DeMerit hits a fly ball into left field. Bedell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Spahn
Craig strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Craig
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Craig
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Spahn
Chacon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Spahn
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bedell. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Chacon scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a popup into left field. Bedell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Craig
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Craig
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Craig
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Spahn
Chiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMerit vs. Spahn
Richie Ashburn pinch runs for Harry Chiti.
DeMerit hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Spahn
Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Roger Craig.
Bouchee hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Anderson
Craig Anderson now pitching. Hobie Landrith now catching.
Spahn hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hickman. Spahn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bedell vs. Anderson
Bedell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Anderson
Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Anderson
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Spahn
Chacon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Spahn
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chacon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Anderson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Anderson
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Anderson
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and has Aaron trapped. There's the throw to Mantilla and over to Neal, who tags Aaron for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Anderson
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cook vs. Spahn
Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Gil Hodges. Cliff Cook pinch hits for Craig Anderson.
Cook strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Spahn
Gus Bell pinch hits for John DeMerit.
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Spahn
Landrith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1962, game 1 -- Milwaukee at New York (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Bedell H, lf 4 0 0 0 Hickman J, cf 4 0 1 0 Aaron T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Chacon E, ss 4 1 2 0 Jones M, rf 4 0 0 0 Mantilla F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Aaron H, cf 3 0 1 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 2 1 Crandall D, c 4 1 1 1 Neal C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Menke D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kanehl R, pr 0 1 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 3 0 1 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 2 1 Ashburn R, pr 0 0 0 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0 DeMerit J, rf 3 0 0 0 Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0 Craig R, p 2 0 0 0 Bouchee E, ph 1 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 1 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 6 2 36 3 10 3 Milwaukee 010 010 000 -- 2 New York 000 001 002 -- 3 2 outs when winning run was scored. Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (L) 8.2 10 3 3 0 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Craig R 7.0 5 2 2 0 7 Anderson C (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Chiti H LOB -- Milwaukee 5, New York 7 2B -- Thomas F, Spahn W HR -- Crandall D, Landrith H SB -- Bolling F T -- 2:30 A -- 0
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