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Phillies
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 8, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,237 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Shag Crawford |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Don Demeter | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Bobby Wine | Shortstop |
| Ray Culp | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1963
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hook
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Hook
Callison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hook
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Culp
Neal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Culp
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Culp
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Hook
Covington hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Hook
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hook
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Culp
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Culp
Harkness strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Culp
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Culp
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Culp
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Hook
Dalrymple hits a popup, foul, towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Hook
Wine hits a line drive into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Hook
Culp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Hook
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Culp moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Hook
Callison strikes out. Coleman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Callison out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Culp
Hook hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Culp
Neal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Culp
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kranepool vs. Culp
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hook
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Hook
Covington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Hook
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hook
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Hook
Dalrymple hits a line drive into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Culp
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Culp
Harkness hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Culp
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Culp
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Culp
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Hook
Wine strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Hook
Culp strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hook
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Hook
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Culp
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Culp
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Culp
There goes Neal. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Neal steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Culp
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Culp
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Culp
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Harkness vs. Culp
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harkness for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hook
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Hook
Covington hits a line drive into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Hook
Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Culp
Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Culp
Coleman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dalrymple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Culp
There goes Coleman. The throw from Dalrymple and he is out, Wine applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Culp
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Demeter scoops it up and throws to first, with Culp covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hook
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Hook
Dalrymple strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Hook
Wine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Culp
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Culp
Neal hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Culp
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Hook
Culp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hook
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Hook
The ball gets by Coleman for a passed ball. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Hook
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Hook
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to third. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Covington vs. Hook
Covington hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Hook
Demeter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harkness settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Culp
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Culp
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Culp
Harkness is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Culp
Hickman takes first base on ball four. Harkness moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Culp
Duke Snider pinch hits for Choo Choo Coleman.
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hook
Norm Sherry now catching.
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Hook
Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Hook drops the ball. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wine vs. Hook
Cookie Rojas pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple.
Wine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Hook
Frank Torre pinch hits for Ray Culp.
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Hook
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Baldschun
Bob Oldis now catching. Jack Baldschun now pitching.
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baldschun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hook vs. Baldschun
Hook hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Hook reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Baldschun
Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Jay Hook.
Neal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Baldschun
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Baldschun
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Kanehl scores. Neal moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1963 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Neal C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Callison J, rf 3 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez T, cf 2 1 0 0 Kranepool E, rf 5 0 1 1
Covington W, lf 4 1 1 2 Thomas F, lf 3 1 1 0
Demeter D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 3 1 1 2
Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hickman J, cf 2 0 0 0
Dalrymple C, c 4 0 0 0 Coleman C, c 2 0 1 0
Rojas C, pr 0 0 0 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Oldis B, c 0 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 0 0 0 0
Wine B, ss 4 0 1 0 Moran A, ss 4 0 0 0
Culp R, p 2 0 0 0 Hook J, p 4 0 1 0
Torre F, ph 1 0 0 0 Kanehl R, pr 0 1 0 0
Baldschun J, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 4 2 30 3 6 3
Philadelphia 000 200 000 -- 2
New York 000 200 001 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Culp R 8.0 4 2 2 7 6
Baldschun J (L) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 4 10
E -- Hook J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 10
2B -- Neal C, Hook J, Kranepool E
HR -- Covington W, Harkness T
SB -- Neal C
CS -- Coleman C
HBP -- by Hook J (Gonzalez T), by Culp R (Harkness T)
PB -- Coleman C
T -- 2:52
A -- 4237
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