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Dodgers
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 30, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robert Lane Miller |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 55,704 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Sudol |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Larry Burright | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elio Chacon | Shortstop |
| Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1962
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon misplays the ball. That's an error on Chacon. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Miller
Fairly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Miller
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Podres
Chacon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Podres
Mantilla hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Podres
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Podres
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Podres
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Miller
Burright hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Miller
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Podres for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Podres
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Podres
Chiti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Burright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Podres
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Podres
Miller hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Podres
Chacon hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Podres
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Podres
Hodges hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Podres
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Podres
Hickman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Podres
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Miller
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Miller
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Podres
Chiti hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Podres
Christopher strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Podres
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Miller
Burright 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Miller
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Podres
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Podres
Mantilla strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Podres
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Podres
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Chacon catches it and throws to second to double up Wills. The throw to first to get Gilliam, and that's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Podres
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Podres
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Podres
Podres fires to first and has Neal trapped. There's the throw to Burright who tags Neal for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Podres
Chiti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Miller
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Miller
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Miller
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Miller
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Podres
Christopher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Christopher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bouchee vs. Sherry
Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Bob Miller. Larry Sherry now pitching.
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chacon vs. Sherry
Chacon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Christopher scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Sherry
There's a wild pitch. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Sherry
Mantilla strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Sherry
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Anderson
Craig Anderson now pitching.
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Anderson
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Anderson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sherry
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sherry
Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sherry
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Sherry
Chiti strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Anderson
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Anderson
Davis hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Anderson
Fairly hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Anderson
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sherry
Ron Fairly now playing right field. Tim Harkness now playing first base. Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Joe Christopher.
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly throws the ball in to Wills who tags Ashburn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sherry
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Craig Anderson.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Sherry
Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Elio Chacon.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Sherry
Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Sammy Taylor.
There goes Kanehl. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Kanehl steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Sherry
Mantilla strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1962, game 2 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 0 1 0 Chacon E, ss 3 0 1 1
Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Taylor S, ph 1 0 1 0
Davis W, cf 4 2 1 1 Kanehl R, pr 0 0 0 0
Davis T, lf 4 1 0 0 Mantilla F, 3b 5 1 1 0
Fairly R, 1b-rf 3 2 1 3 Hodges G, 1b 4 2 2 3
Howard F, rf 4 1 1 2 Thomas F, lf 4 0 0 0
Harkness T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, cf 4 1 2 1
Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Burright L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 0 0
Podres J, p 2 0 0 0 Christopher J, rf 3 1 1 0
Sherry L, p 1 0 0 0 Ashburn R, ph 1 0 1 0
Miller B, p 2 0 0 0
Bouchee E, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 6 5 6 35 5 9 5
Los Angeles 300 000 201 -- 6
New York 003 010 100 -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J* 6.0 5 5 5 3 4
Sherry L (W) 3.0 4 0 0 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B 7.0 4 5 2 2 3
Anderson C (L) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Chacon E, Gilliam J
TP -- New York 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 0, New York 6
3B -- Christopher J
HR -- Fairly R, Hodges G 2, Hickman J, Howard F, Davis W
SB -- Kanehl R
WP -- Sherry L
T -- 2:44
A -- 55704
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