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Pirates
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 21, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Moorhead |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 4,184 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Frank Walsh |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Johnny Logan | Third Baseman |
Howie Goss | Right Fielder |
Don Leppert | Catcher |
Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Rick Herrscher | First Baseman |
Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
Bob Moorhead | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1962
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Moorhead
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Moorhead
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Virdon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Moorhead
The ball gets by Cannizzaro for a passed ball. Virdon moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skinner vs. Moorhead
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stuart vs. Moorhead
Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Groat scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Moorhead
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Haddix
Christopher hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Haddix
Neal hits a line drive towards the mound. Haddix reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Haddix
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Moorhead
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goss vs. Moorhead
Goss hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. Moorhead
Leppert hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Moorhead
Haddix hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Logan goes all the way around to score. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Moorhead
Virdon 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 2
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Haddix
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrscher vs. Haddix
Herrscher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Haddix
Kanehl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cannizzaro vs. Haddix
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Moorhead
Groat hits a popup towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Moorhead
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Moorhead
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moorhead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moorhead vs. Haddix
Moorhead strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Haddix
Christopher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Haddix
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Haddix
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Christopher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Moorhead
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Moorhead
Logan hits a popup towards first. Herrscher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Moorhead
Goss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leppert vs. Moorhead
There goes Goss. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Goss steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leppert vs. Moorhead
Leppert 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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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Haddix
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrscher vs. Haddix
Herrscher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Herrscher reaches second base with a double. Hickman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kanehl vs. Haddix
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hickman scores. Herrscher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cannizzaro vs. Haddix
Cannizzaro strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moorhead vs. Haddix
Moorhead strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Moorhead
Haddix hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Moorhead
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Moorhead
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Haddix
Christopher hits a popup towards third. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Haddix
Neal hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Haddix
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Haddix
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Moorhead
Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Moorhead
Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Moorhead
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Moorhead
Logan takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goss vs. Moorhead
Goss hits a popup in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrscher vs. Haddix
Herrscher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Haddix
Kanehl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Haddix
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro.
Woodling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Haddix
Choo Choo Coleman pinch hits for Bob Moorhead.
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Daviault
Ray Daviault now pitching. Choo Choo Coleman now catching.
Leppert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Daviault
Haddix 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Daviault
Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Daviault
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Haddix
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Logan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Haddix
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Haddix
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Haddix
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Haddix
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Daviault
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrscher scoops it up and throws to first, with Daviault covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Daviault
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Daviault
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrscher vs. Haddix
Roberto Clemente now playing right field. Howie Goss now playing left field.
Herrscher hits a fly ball into left field. Goss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Haddix
Kanehl strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Haddix
Joe Pignatano pinch hits for Ray Daviault.
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching. Joe Pignatano now catching.
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goss vs. Miller
Goss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Miller
Leppert 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 9
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Haddix
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Haddix
Christopher takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Neal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Face
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Face
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Face
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Jim Hickman.
Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1962, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0 Christopher J, rf 4 1 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 1 0 0 Neal C, ss 5 0 1 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0 Mantilla F, 3b 5 1 4 1 Clemente R, rf 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 5 0 1 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 2 2 Hickman J, cf 3 1 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Throneberry M, ph 1 1 1 3 Logan J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Herrscher R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Goss H, rf-lf 4 0 1 0 Kanehl R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Leppert D, c 4 1 1 1 Cannizzaro C, c 2 0 0 0 Haddix H, p 3 0 1 1 Woodling G, ph 1 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Daviault R, p 0 0 0 0 Pignatano J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Moorhead B, p 2 0 0 0 Coleman C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Ashburn R, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 4 38 5 12 5 Pittsburgh 210 000 100 -- 4 New York 000 100 004 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Haddix H* 8.0 10 3 3 3 9 Face R (L) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Moorhead B 6.0 6 3 2 1 4 Daviault R 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 Miller B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, New York 10 2B -- Herrscher R HR -- Leppert D, Throneberry M SB -- Goss H PB -- Cannizzaro C T -- 2:37 A -- 4184
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