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Dodgers
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 17, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,841 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Frank Walsh 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Third Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Third Baseman |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Duke Carmel | First Baseman |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1963
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stallard
Wills bunts and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Stallard
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Stallard
There goes Wills. The throw from Sherry and he is out, Moran applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Stallard
Moon 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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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Koufax
Christopher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Koufax
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Koufax
Hunt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stallard
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stallard
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Koufax
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Koufax
Sherry hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Koufax
Carmel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first, with Koufax covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Stallard
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Stallard
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stallard
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Stallard
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Stallard
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Koufax
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Koufax
Stallard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Koufax
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stallard
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Stallard
Howard takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Stallard
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Koufax vs. Stallard
Koufax 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 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Koufax
Kanehl strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koufax
Hunt hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stallard
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Stallard
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carmel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Stallard
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Koufax
Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Koufax
Sherry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carmel vs. Koufax
Carmel strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Koufax
Moran strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stallard
Fairly 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stallard
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis hits a popup towards third. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Koufax
Stallard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Koufax
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Koufax
Kanehl hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Koufax
There's a wild pitch. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Koufax
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Stallard
Roseboro bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Stallard
Koufax hits a popup towards third. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stallard
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Stallard
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Koufax
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Koufax
Sherry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carmel vs. Koufax
Carmel hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Koufax
Moran strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Stallard
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stallard
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Stallard
There goes Davis. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Stallard
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Stallard
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schreiber vs. Koufax
Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Wally Moon now playing right field. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Dick Tracewski now playing second base
Schreiber strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Koufax
Christopher strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Koufax
Kanehl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bauta
Ed Bauta now pitching.
Davis 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Bauta
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Bauta
Koufax bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Bauta
There goes Roseboro. The throw from Sherry, and Hunt drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Bauta
Wills 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 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Koufax
Hunt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Miller
Al Jackson pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Bob Miller now pitching.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Harkness vs. Perranoski
Tim Harkness pinch hits for Norm Sherry. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Harkness strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Carmel vs. Perranoski
Carmel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Perranoski
Duke Snider pinch hits for Al Moran.
There's a wild pitch. Jackson scores. Carmel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Perranoski
Snider strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1963 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 5 0 2 0 Christopher J, rf 4 0 2 0
Gilliam J, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Kanehl R, cf 4 0 1 0
Moon W, lf-rf 4 1 1 1 Hunt R, 2b 3 1 1 1
Davis T, 3b-lf 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 0
Fairly R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Jackson A, pr 0 1 0 0
Howard F, rf 3 1 1 1 Hickman J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Tracewski D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 2 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0 Harkness T, ph 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 3 1 2 1 Carmel D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 4 0 0 0 Moran A, ss 3 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Stallard T, p 2 0 0 0
Schreiber T, ph 1 0 0 0
Bauta E, p 0 0 0 0
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33 3 7 3 33 2 6 1
Los Angeles 011 010 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 002 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W)* 8.0 6 2 1 2 9
Miller B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T (L) 8.0 6 3 3 4 7
Bauta E 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Carmel D, Hunt R, Fairly R
DP -- Los Angeles 1, New York 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 7, New York 6
2B -- Wills M
HR -- Howard F, Roseboro J, Moon W, Hunt R
SB -- Davis T, Roseboro J
CS -- Wills M
WP -- Koufax S, Perranoski R
T -- 2:45
A -- 21841
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