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Giants
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 22, 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 August 22, 1962 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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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 22, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robert Lane Miller |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,569 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Forman 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Sudol |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hiller | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Left Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
| Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 22, 1962
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas throws the ball in to Neal who tags Kuenn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Miller
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Throneberry reaches second base with a double. Alou throws the ball in to Hiller who tags Throneberry, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ashburn scores. Neal scores. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Miller
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Coleman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kanehl vs. Sanford
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Coleman scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Sanford
Hickman hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sanford
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Sanford fires to first and picks off Kanehl. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Miller
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuenn for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal 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, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Miller
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry 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, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Miller
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Sanford
Kanehl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sanford
Hickman strikes out. Haller drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hickman out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sanford
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Miller
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Sanford
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Sanford fires to first and picks off Ashburn. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Sanford
Mantilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Miller
Alou bunts towards first. Throneberry fields the ball and throws to Miller covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Miller
Haller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Miller
Pagan 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, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Throneberry 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, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Sanford
Kanehl hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Sanford
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Miller
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Jack Sanford.
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Miller
Jim Davenport pinch runs for Ed Bailey.
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiller vs. Miller
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl fields it and throws to second for the out. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores. Hiller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching.
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hiller scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. MacKenzie
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boles vs. MacKenzie
Carl Boles pinch hits for Matty Alou.
Boles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. MacKenzie
Haller 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 8
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Giants, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacKenzie vs. Larsen
Carl Boles now playing left field. Don Larsen now pitching.
MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hiller misplays the ball. That's an error on Hiller. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Larsen
Joe Christopher pinch runs for Ken MacKenzie.
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Garibaldi
Bob Garibaldi now pitching.
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christopher scores. Ashburn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Garibaldi
Mantilla bunts towards the mound. Garibaldi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Garibaldi
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Garibaldi
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Craig
Joe Christopher now playing left field. Roger Craig now pitching. Rick Herrscher now playing third base.
Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Craig
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Bob Garibaldi.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Craig
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Herrscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1962 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 3 1 2 0
Hiller C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Neal C, ss 4 1 2 1
Mays W, cf 4 1 2 1 Mantilla F, 3b 4 1 1 1
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 1 Herrscher R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Alou F, rf 3 1 1 1 Thomas F, lf 4 0 0 0
Alou M, lf 3 0 1 0 Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
Boles C, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 1 2
Haller T, c 3 0 0 0 Coleman C, c 3 1 1 0
Pagan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Kanehl R, 2b 3 0 0 1
Sanford J, p 2 0 0 0 Hickman J, rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 0 0 0 0 Miller B, p 2 0 0 0
Davenport J, pr 0 1 0 0 MacKenzie K, p 1 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0 Christopher J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Garibaldi B, p 0 0 0 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 4 8 3 31 5 7 5
San Francisco 010 000 030 -- 4
New York 210 001 01x -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J 7.0 6 4 4 0 5
Larsen D (L)* 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
Garibaldi B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B 7.1 5 4 3 5 7
MacKenzie K (W) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Craig R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Ashburn R, Cepeda O, Hiller C
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- San Francisco 6, New York 3
2B -- Throneberry M
3B -- Coleman C
HR -- Mantilla F
WP -- Miller B
T -- 2:51
A -- 33569
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