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Reds
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 5, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Maloney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Moorhead |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,402 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Sudol |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Maloney | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
| Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Bob Moorhead | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1962
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Moorhead
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Moorhead
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Moorhead
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynch vs. Moorhead
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Moorhead
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Maloney
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Maloney
Neal strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Neal out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Maloney
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Moorhead
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Moorhead
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Moorhead
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Maloney
Thomas hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Maloney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Maloney
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Maloney
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maloney vs. Moorhead
Maloney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Moorhead
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Moorhead
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Maloney
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Maloney
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moorhead vs. Maloney
Moorhead strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Moorhead
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Moorhead
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moorhead
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Maloney
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Maloney
Neal takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Maloney
Mantilla hits a line drive to center field. Pinson throws towards third. Zimmer fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zimmer. Ashburn scores. Neal goes all the way around to score. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Maloney
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantilla moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Throneberry vs. Maloney
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Maloney
Hickman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kanehl vs. Maloney
There go the runners. The throw from Edwards to Blasingame covering second. The throw back to home, and Mantilla is out at the plate. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Moorhead
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Moorhead
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Moorhead
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maloney vs. Moorhead
Maloney hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Moorhead
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. Coleman scores. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Moorhead
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Maloney
Kanehl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Maloney
There goes Kanehl. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Kanehl steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Maloney
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moorhead vs. Maloney
Moorhead hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Maloney
There's a wild pitch. Kanehl moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Maloney
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Maloney
There goes Ashburn. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Ashburn steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neal vs. Maloney
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantilla vs. Maloney
Mantilla is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Moorhead
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Moorhead
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Moorhead
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Moorhead
Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Moorhead
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Moorhead
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Maloney
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Maloney
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maloney covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Maloney
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Jim Hickman.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maloney covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maloney vs. Moorhead
Gene Woodling now playing right field. Richie Ashburn now playing center field.
Maloney hits a popup towards short. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Moorhead
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Moorhead
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Maloney
Kanehl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Maloney
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kanehl moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drake vs. Maloney
Sammy Drake pinch hits for Bob Moorhead.
Drake bunts towards the mound. Maloney juggles the ball. That's an error on Maloney. Kanehl scores. Drake moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Maloney
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and has Drake trapped. There's the throw to Zimmer who throws to Cardenas, who tags Drake for the out. Ashburn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Maloney
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Daviault
Ray Daviault now pitching.
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Daviault
Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Daviault
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Daviault
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Daviault
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Daviault
Zimmer 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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Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Maloney
Marty Keough now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Maloney
There's a wild pitch. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Maloney
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Henry
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Henry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaines vs. Miller
Joe Gaines pinch hits for Bill Henry. Bob Miller now pitching.
Gaines hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Gaines reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Miller
Cardenas bunts towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Kanehl covering, for the out. Gaines moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Miller
Wally Post pinch hits for Don Blasingame.
Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple. Gaines scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keough vs. Miller
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching. Eddie Kasko now playing third base. Don Zimmer now playing second base.
Kanehl hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Brosnan
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Brosnan
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Christopher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1962, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cardenas L, ss 4 0 2 1 Ashburn R, rf-cf 3 1 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Neal C, ss 2 1 0 0
Post W, ph 1 0 1 1 Mantilla F, 3b 4 0 2 1
Kasko E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 5 0 0 0 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynch J, lf 2 1 0 0 Hickman J, cf 1 0 0 0
Keough M, rf 1 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf-lf 4 2 2 1 Kanehl R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Coleman G, 1b 3 2 2 3 Coleman C, c 4 0 1 0
Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0 Moorhead B, p 2 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Drake S, ph 0 0 0 0
Maloney J, p 3 0 0 0 Daviault R, p 0 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Gaines J, ph 1 1 1 0 Christopher J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0
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35 6 10 6 30 3 5 1
Cincinnati 000 013 011 -- 6
New York 000 200 100 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney J (W) 7.1 5 3 1 4 7
Henry B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Brosnan J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Moorhead B (L) 7.0 6 4 4 3 3
Daviault R 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Miller B 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Zimmer D, Maloney J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 6
2B -- Cardenas L, Gaines J
3B -- Post W
HR -- Coleman G, Robinson F
SB -- Kanehl R, Ashburn R
CS -- Mantilla F
SH -- Drake S, Cardenas L
HBP -- by Maloney J (Hickman J)
WP -- Maloney J 2
T -- 3:08
A -- 15402
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