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Dodgers
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 18, 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 18, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 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 18, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Richert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Willey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 46,184 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Frank Walsh |
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 |
| Pete Richert | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Left Fielder |
| Norm Sherry | Catcher |
| Ted Schreiber | Third Baseman |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Carl Willey | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1963
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Willey
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Willey
There goes Moon. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Moon steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Willey
Davis 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Richert
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Richert
Kanehl hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Richert
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Willey
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Willey
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Willey
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Richert vs. Willey
Richert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Richert
Thomas hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Richert
Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Richert
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schreiber vs. Richert
Schreiber hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willey
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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Willey
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Richert
Moran hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Richert
Willey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Richert
Christopher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Richert
There goes Christopher. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Christopher steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kanehl vs. Richert
Kanehl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christopher scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Richert
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Willey
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Willey covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Willey
Howard 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, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Willey
Roseboro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. Roseboro reaches third base with a triple. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Richert vs. Willey
There goes Roseboro. The slide. Sherry applies the tag. Roseboro is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Richert
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Richert
Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Hickman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sherry vs. Richert
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Schreiber vs. Richert
Schreiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hickman scores. Schreiber moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Moran vs. Richert
Moran is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Willey vs. Richert
Willey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Willey
Al Ferrara pinch hits for Pete Richert.
Ferrara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Willey
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schreiber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ferrara moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to third for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Willey
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Willey
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Hickman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hickman. Wills scores. Gilliam scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Willey
Fairly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schreiber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Calmus
Dick Calmus now pitching.
Christopher strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Calmus
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Calmus
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Willey
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Willey
Roseboro strikes out. There goes Howard. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Calmus vs. Willey
Calmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Calmus
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Calmus
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Calmus
Sherry hits a fly ball 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willey
Wills hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hunt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Willey
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Willey
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Willey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schreiber fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Fairly vs. Willey
Fairly hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Calmus
Duke Snider pinch hits for Ted Schreiber.
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Calmus
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Calmus
Tim Harkness pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Harkness strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Bearnarth
Duke Snider now playing right field. Tim Harkness now playing first base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Jim Hickman now playing third base.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bearnarth
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Bearnarth
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Calmus vs. Bearnarth
Calmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Calmus
Joe Hicks pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth. Jim Gilliam now playing third base. Tommy Davis now playing left field. Wally Moon now playing right fie
Hicks hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Calmus
Kanehl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Calmus
Hunt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Calmus
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Craig
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Craig
Moon 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Calmus
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Calmus
Duke Carmel pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
Carmel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Calmus covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Calmus
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1963, game 2 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 5 1 1 0 Christopher J, rf 2 1 0 0
Gilliam J, 2b-3b 5 1 1 0 Bearnarth L, p 0 0 0 0
Moon W, lf-rf 3 0 1 0 Hicks J, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis T, 3b-lf 4 0 1 2 Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
Fairly R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kanehl R, cf 4 0 1 1
Howard F, rf 4 0 2 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Tracewski D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, 1b-lf 4 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 4 1 1 0 Hickman J, lf-3b 4 1 2 0
Roseboro J, c 3 0 2 1 Sherry N, c 3 0 0 0
Richert P, p 1 0 0 0 Carmel D, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrara A, ph 0 0 0 0 Schreiber T, 3b 2 0 1 1
Calmus D, p 2 0 0 0 Snider D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Moran A, ss 2 0 0 0
Willey C, p 2 0 0 0
Harkness T, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 31 2 5 2
Los Angeles 000 120 000 -- 3
New York 001 100 000 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Richert P 4.0 4 2 2 2 2
Calmus D (W) 5.0 1 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Willey C (L) 7.0 8 3 3 4 2
Bearnarth L 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Craig R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Hickman J
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, New York 5
2B -- Hickman J
3B -- Roseboro J
SB -- Moon W, Christopher J, Gilliam J 2, Howard F
CS -- Roseboro J
T -- 2:36
A -- 46184
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