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Braves
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Braves, played on April 21, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Galen Cisco |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,675 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Al Forman 3B: Tom Gorman |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ty Cline | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Galen Cisco | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1963
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Cisco
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cline for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Cisco
Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cisco
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Burdette
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Burdette
Hunt hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Cisco
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Cisco
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Cisco
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crandall vs. Cisco
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Burdette
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Burdette
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Burdette
Sherry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Cisco
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Cisco
Burdette bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunt covering, for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Cisco
Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Cisco
Bolling 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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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Burdette
Moran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cisco vs. Burdette
There goes Moran. The throw from Crandall and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. Burdette
Cisco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cisco for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Burdette
Hickman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Hickman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Burdette
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cisco
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Cisco
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Cisco
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Burdette
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Cisco
Maye hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Maye reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crandall vs. Cisco
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maye scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Cisco
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Cisco
Burdette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Burdette reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cline vs. Cisco
Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Burdette
Neal hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Burdette
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Burdette
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Cisco
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cisco
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Cisco
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larker vs. Cisco
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Cisco
Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Burdette
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Throneberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Burdette
Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Marv Throneberry.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Burdette
Hunt bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Kanehl moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cline. Snider reaches second base with a double. Kanehl scores. Hickman scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Burdette
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Burdette
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sherry vs. Burdette
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching. Rod Kanehl now playing left field.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. MacKenzie
Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. MacKenzie
Burdette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Burdette
Amado Samuel now playing shortstop.
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samuel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Burdette
Kanehl takes first base on ball four. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Burdette
Hickman bunts in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to third. Kanehl moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunt vs. Burdette
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moran tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
MacKenzie vs. Burdette
MacKenzie hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bolling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. MacKenzie
Cline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. MacKenzie
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. MacKenzie
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Burdette
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Burdette
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette juggles the ball. That's an error on Burdette. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Burdette
Sherry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moran vs. Burdette
Moran hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Maye fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Maye. Neal scores. Sherry goes all the way around to score. Moran moves all the way to home. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Burdette
Kanehl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Burdette
Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cook vs. Lemaster
Cliff Cook pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Cook strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
MacKenzie vs. Lemaster
MacKenzie strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. MacKenzie
Cliff Cook now playing right field. Gil Hodges now playing first base.
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. MacKenzie
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. MacKenzie
Maye hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1963, game 2 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cline T, cf 4 0 0 0 Hickman J, cf 4 2 2 2
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 2 0 0 1
Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 0 Snider D, rf 3 1 1 2
Mathews E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cook C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 1 Thomas F, lf 2 0 0 0
Maye L, lf 4 1 1 0 MacKenzie K, p 2 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 3 0 1 1 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 1 1
McMillan R, ss 2 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 0 0 0 0
Aaron T, ph 1 0 0 0 Neal C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Samuel A, ss 0 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 4 1 1 0
Burdette L, p 2 0 1 0 Moran A, ss 4 2 3 2
Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0 Cisco G, p 1 0 0 0
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 1 0
Kanehl R, pr-lf 1 2 1 0
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31 2 7 2 33 9 11 8
Milwaukee 000 011 000 -- 2
New York 000 003 15x -- 9
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L) 7.1 11 9 7 3 0
Lemaster D 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco G (W) 6.0 7 2 2 1 3
MacKenzie K (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Mathews E, Burdette L, Maye L
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 4, New York 7
2B -- Hickman J, Throneberry M, Snider D
3B -- Maye L, Burdette L, Moran A
HR -- Hickman J
CS -- Moran A
SH -- Burdette L, Hunt R, Hickman J
SF -- Hunt R
T -- 2:46
A -- 26675
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