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Reds
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 12, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Galen Cisco |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Al Forman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Pete Rose | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Left Fielder |
| Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Galen Cisco | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1963
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Cisco
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Cisco
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Cisco
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Purkey
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Purkey
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cisco
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Cisco
There goes Robinson. The throw from Coleman and he is out, Moran applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Cisco
Lynch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Cisco
Edwards 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
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Purkey
Harkness hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Purkey
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cisco
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Cisco
Kasko hits a line drive towards third. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Cisco
Purkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Cisco
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Purkey
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Purkey
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. Purkey
Cisco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cisco moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Purkey
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Cisco moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kranepool vs. Purkey
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Cisco
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Cisco covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Cisco
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cisco
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Cisco
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Cardenas who tags Snider trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Purkey
Harkness takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Purkey
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Harkness moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Purkey
Coleman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Purkey
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rose scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Cisco
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Cisco
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Cisco
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Cisco
Purkey takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Cisco
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Kranepool is chasing the ball. Cardenas rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Cisco
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snider. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Cisco
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. Purkey
Cisco hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Purkey
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Purkey
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider is walked intentionally. Fernandez moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harkness vs. Purkey
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harkness for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cisco
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Cisco
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Cisco
Edwards hits a line drive towards short. Moran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Cisco
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kasko vs. Cisco
Kasko is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Purkey
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Purkey
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Purkey
Rod Kanehl pinch hits for Al Moran.
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Purkey
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Rowe
Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop. Rod Kanehl now playing third base. Don Rowe now pitching. Chris Cannizzaro now catching.
Purkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Rowe
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Rowe
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Rowe
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardenas moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Rowe
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Ken Walters now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Purkey
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Purkey
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harkness vs. Purkey
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harkness for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Rowe
Walters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Rowe
Edwards hits a popup towards the mound. Rowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Rowe
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Rowe
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walters moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Purkey vs. Rowe
Purkey hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Purkey
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Purkey
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Purkey
Kanehl is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Rowe
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rowe
Rose 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 -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Rowe
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burright vs. Purkey
Larry Burright pinch hits for Don Rowe.
Burright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Purkey
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Purkey
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Snider strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1963, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cardenas L, ss 5 1 2 3 Fernandez C, 3b-ss 5 0 2 0
Rose P, 2b 5 0 2 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Pinson V, cf 5 0 1 0 Kranepool E, rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson F, rf-lf 2 0 1 0 Snider D, lf 4 0 2 0
Lynch J, lf 2 0 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Walters K, rf 1 0 1 0 Hickman J, cf 3 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0 Coleman C, c 2 0 1 0
Coleman G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 1 0 0 0
Kasko E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Moran A, ss 2 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 2 1 0 0 Kanehl R, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0 Cisco G, p 1 0 0 0
Thomas F, ph 1 0 0 0
Rowe D, p 0 0 0 0
Burright L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 32 0 7 0
Cincinnati 000 030 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W) 8.2 7 0 0 8 4
Henry B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco G (L) 6.0 4 3 0 4 5
Rowe D 3.0 5 0 0 0 0
E -- Fernandez C, Hunt R
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 13
2B -- Rose P
HR -- Cardenas L
CS -- Robinson F
HBP -- by Cisco G (Robinson F)
T -- 2:59
A -- 0
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