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Giants
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1963
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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 May 5, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Galen Cisco |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Tony Venzon |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Joey Amalfitano | Second Baseman |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Galen Cisco | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1963
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cisco
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Cisco
Alou takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Cisco
McCovey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Cisco
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cisco
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cisco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Cisco
Haller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Cisco
There goes Haller. The throw from Coleman and he is safe. Haller steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amalfitano vs. Cisco
Amalfitano is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Sanford
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Sanford
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Sanford
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Cisco
Pagan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Cisco
Sanford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harkness settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Cisco
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Cisco
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Sanford
Harkness hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Sanford
Moran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cisco vs. Sanford
Cisco strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal takes first base on ball four. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Sanford
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Cisco
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cisco
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cisco
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kranepool. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Cisco
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Amalfitano vs. Cisco
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Sanford
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Sanford
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Cisco
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Cisco
There goes Pagan. The throw from Coleman and he is safe. Pagan steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanford vs. Cisco
Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Cisco
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Cisco
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Cisco
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. McCovey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Cisco
Mays 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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Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Sanford
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Sanford
Moran hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Stallard
Tracy Stallard now pitching.
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Stallard
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Stallard
Amalfitano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagan vs. Stallard
Pagan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haller scores. Amalfitano moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanford vs. Stallard
Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Stallard
There go the runners. The throw from Coleman to Hunt covering second. The throw back to home, and Amalfitano is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Sanford
Cliff Cook pinch hits for Tracy Stallard.
Cook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Sanford
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Sanford
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bearnarth
Larry Burright now playing second base. Larry Bearnarth now pitching.
Kuenn hits a popup towards third. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bearnarth
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bearnarth
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Sanford
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Sanford
Harkness hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moran vs. Sanford
Moran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Coleman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burright vs. Sanford
Burright hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McCovey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bearnarth
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Bearnarth
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Bearnarth
Haller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amalfitano vs. Bearnarth
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearnarth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearnarth vs. Sanford
Bearnarth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Sanford
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Bearnarth
Pagan hits a popup towards the mound. Bearnarth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Bearnarth
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran misplays the ball. That's an error on Moran. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Bearnarth
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearnarth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Sanford
Ernie Bowman now playing second base. Joey Amalfitano now playing third base.
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCovey. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Sanford
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harkness vs. Sanford
Harkness hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Sanford
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bowman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Sanford
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Al Moran.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bearnarth
Rod Kanehl now playing third base. Charlie Neal now playing shortstop.
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bearnarth
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearnarth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bearnarth
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Bearnarth
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Sanford
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sanford
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth.
Hickman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1963, game 1 -- San Francisco at New York (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, 3b 4 1 0 0 Neal C, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0
Bowman E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Alou F, rf 4 2 1 2 Bearnarth L, p 1 0 0 0
McCovey W, lf 5 0 1 0 Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 1 2 3 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 0 1 0 Kranepool E, rf 3 1 1 0
Haller T, c 3 1 2 0 Thomas F, lf 4 1 0 0
Amalfitano J, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Harkness T, 1b 4 1 3 2
Pagan J, ss 4 1 3 1 Coleman C, c 4 0 0 0
Sanford J, p 4 0 0 0 Moran A, ss 3 0 2 1
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 0 0
Kanehl R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Cisco G, p 1 0 0 0
Stallard T, p 0 0 0 0
Cook C, ph 1 0 0 0
Burright L, 2b 2 0 0 0
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38 6 11 6 36 3 8 3
San Francisco 300 210 000 -- 6
New York 010 001 010 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W) 9.0 8 3 2 2 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco G (L) 4.0 7 5 5 3 4
Stallard T 1.0 2 1 0 0 2
Bearnarth L 4.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Hunt R, Cepeda O, Kuenn H, Moran A
DP -- San Francisco 1, New York 2
LOB -- San Francisco 8, New York 8
2B -- Cepeda O, Kranepool E
3B -- McCovey W
HR -- Mays W, Harkness T, Alou F
SB -- Haller T, Pagan J
CS -- Amalfitano J
PB -- Coleman C
T -- 2:51
A -- 0
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