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Cardinals
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
July 6, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 6, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,515 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Paul Pryor |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elio Chacon | Shortstop |
| Joe Christopher | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Cook | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
July 6, 1962
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Craig
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Craig
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Craig
White takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Sadecki
Chacon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Sadecki
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christopher for the out. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cook vs. Sadecki
Cook strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Sadecki
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Craig
Sawatski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Craig
James hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Craig
Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sawatski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadecki vs. Craig
Sadecki strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sawatski moves to third. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Craig
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sadecki
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sadecki
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Sadecki
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Sadecki
Cannizzaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craig vs. Sadecki
Craig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chacon vs. Sadecki
Chacon hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a fly ball into center field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Craig
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer is hit by the pitch. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Craig
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Craig
James hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Sadecki
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Sadecki
Cook hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Sadecki
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cook moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Sadecki
The ball gets by Sawatski for a passed ball. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neal vs. Sadecki
Neal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Sadecki
There's a wild pitch. Cook scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Sadecki
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantilla vs. Sadecki
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Mantilla reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cannizzaro vs. Duliba
Bob Duliba now pitching.
Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Craig
Gotay 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duliba vs. Craig
Duliba strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Duliba
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Duliba
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Duliba
Christopher hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Flood. Christopher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cook vs. Duliba
Cook hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Craig
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cannizzaro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Duliba
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Duliba
Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Duliba
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Duliba
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Duliba
Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Craig
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Craig
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Craig
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Duliba
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Duliba
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Duliba
Christopher hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Craig
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Bob Duliba.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Craig covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Craig
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Cook settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Cook hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Shantz
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Shantz
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Shantz
There goes Neal. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Neal steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Shantz
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Rod Kanehl now playing left field. Jim Hickman now playing right field.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Craig
Sawatski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Craig
James strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Shantz
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Shantz
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craig vs. Shantz
Craig bunts towards the mound. Shantz juggles the ball. That's an error on Shantz. Mantilla scores. Cannizzaro moves to third. Craig moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chacon vs. Shantz
Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay misplays the ball. That's an error on Gotay. Cannizzaro scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christopher vs. Shantz
Christopher bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to third for the out. Chacon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Shantz
Hickman bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chacon moves to third. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kanehl vs. Shantz
Kanehl hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Shantz
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Shantz
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Craig
Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Craig
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Craig
Javier hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1962 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Flood C, cf 5 0 2 0 Chacon E, ss 4 1 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Christopher J, cf 5 1 1 0
White B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cook C, rf 4 1 1 0
Musial S, lf 3 0 0 0 Hickman J, rf 1 1 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 0
Sawatski C, c 3 0 0 0 Kanehl R, lf 1 1 1 4
James C, rf 4 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 5 1 2 1
Gotay J, ss 4 1 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Sadecki R, p 1 0 0 0 Mantilla F, 3b 4 1 4 1
Duliba B, p 1 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 4 1 2 0
Schoendienst R, ph 1 1 1 0 Craig R, p 3 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 2 39 10 14 7
St.Louis 000 000 102 -- 3
New York 012 010 06x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki R (L) 2.2 6 3 3 2 3
Duliba B 3.1 3 1 1 0 2
Shantz B 2.0 5 6 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 4 6
E -- Shantz B, Gotay J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 8
2B -- Mantilla F, Christopher J
HR -- Hodges G, Neal C, Kanehl R, Javier J
SB -- Neal C
SH -- Craig R
HBP -- by Craig R (Boyer K)
WP -- Sadecki R
PB -- Sawatski C
T -- 2:36
A -- 14515
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