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Giants
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
June 2, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on June 2, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Augie Donatelli |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Elio Chacon | Shortstop |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
June 2, 1962
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Hook
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hook
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Hook
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiller scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Hook
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCovey scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Hook
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davenport vs. Hook
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. Cepeda tags and moves to third. Alou tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haller vs. Hook
Haller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pagan vs. Hook
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Alou scores. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Moorhead
Bob Moorhead now pitching.
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chacon vs. Sanford
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanford covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Moorhead
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Moorhead
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Moorhead
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Moorhead
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Moorhead
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Moorhead
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haller vs. Moorhead
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Davenport moves to third. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Moorhead
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sanford
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Moorhead
Sanford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Sanford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiller vs. Moorhead
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Moorhead
McCovey hits a fly ball towards center. Ashburn catches it and throws to second to double up Sanford. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Sanford
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moorhead vs. Sanford
Moorhead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chacon vs. Sanford
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moorhead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Moorhead
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Moorhead
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Moorhead
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Moorhead
Manny Mota pinch hits for Jim Davenport.
Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. Moorhead
Haller hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sanford
Manny Mota now playing third base.
Thomas bunts towards third. Mota fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Sanford
Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCovey. Hickman reaches second base with a double. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Sanford
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bouchee vs. Sanford
Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Bob Moorhead.
Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching.
Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. MacKenzie
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. MacKenzie
Hiller hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Sanford
Chacon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. MacKenzie
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. MacKenzie
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. MacKenzie
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. MacKenzie
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. MacKenzie
Mota is hit by the pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. MacKenzie
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. MacKenzie
Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sanford
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Sanford
Landrith hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. MacKenzie
Rod Kanehl now playing second base.
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. MacKenzie
Hiller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. MacKenzie
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. MacKenzie
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacKenzie vs. Sanford
MacKenzie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Sanford
Chacon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. MacKenzie
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. MacKenzie
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. MacKenzie
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Mantilla. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. MacKenzie
Haller 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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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Sanford
Kanehl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Kanehl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. MacKenzie
Joe Christopher now playing left field.
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. MacKenzie
Sanford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. MacKenzie
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl misplays the ball. That's an error on Kanehl. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. MacKenzie
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hiller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. MacKenzie
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sanford
Harvey Kuenn now playing right field. Felipe Alou now playing left field. Willie McCovey now playing first base. Ernie Bowman now playing third ba
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Sanford
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Sanford
Cliff Cook pinch hits for Ken MacKenzie.
Cook is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1962, game 1 -- San Francisco at New York (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hiller C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 1 1 0
McCovey W, lf-1b 4 2 2 0 Chacon E, ss 4 0 2 1
Mays W, cf 5 3 2 3 Neal C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kuenn H, rf 0 0 0 0 Kanehl R, 2b 1 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 3 3 3 Thomas F, lf 4 0 2 0
Bowman E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Christopher J, lf 0 0 0 0
Alou F, rf-lf 4 1 2 0 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 1 0 1 1 Mantilla F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mota M, ph-3b-cf 2 0 1 0 Hickman J, rf 4 0 1 0
Haller T, c 4 0 1 1 Landrith H, c 3 0 0 0
Pagan J, ss 5 0 1 2 Hook J, p 0 0 0 0
Sanford J, p 5 0 1 0 Moorhead B, p 0 0 0 0
Bouchee E, ph 1 0 0 0
MacKenzie K, p 1 0 0 0
Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0
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40 10 15 10 34 1 7 1
San Francisco 530 002 000 -- 10
New York 100 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W) 9.0 7 1 0 2 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J (L) 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
Moorhead B 3.2 6 3 3 2 0
MacKenzie K 5.0 5 2 2 1 4
E -- Mays W, Mantilla F, Kanehl R
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- San Francisco 11, New York 8
2B -- Sanford J, Hickman J, Kanehl R
HR -- Mays W, Cepeda O
SF -- Davenport J
HBP -- by Hook J (Haller T), by MacKenzie K (Mota M)
T -- 3:08
A -- 0
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