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Mets
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on August 31, 1962 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Anderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,347 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Left Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
| Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Elio Chacon | Shortstop |
| Craig Anderson | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Catcher |
| Charlie James | Right Fielder |
| Julio Gotay | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1962
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Jackson
Kanehl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Jackson
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Jackson
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Anderson
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Anderson
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Chacon. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Anderson
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop. Julio Gotay now playing second base.
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Jackson
Hickman takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chacon vs. Jackson
Chacon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Hickman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Jackson
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Jackson fires to first and picks off Chacon. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Anderson
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Anderson
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Anderson
Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Anderson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Jackson
Kanehl hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Jackson
Woodling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Ashburn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Jackson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Anderson
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Anderson
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Anderson
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Jackson
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Jackson
Chacon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Jackson
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Anderson
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Anderson
James is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Anderson
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Anderson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Jackson
Kanehl hits a line drive into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Jackson
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Anderson
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Anderson
Flood takes first base on ball four. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. Maxvill moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Anderson
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Flood scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Anderson
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Anderson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Jackson
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Jackson
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chacon vs. Jackson
Chacon hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Anderson
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Anderson
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Anderson, and towards Chacon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Anderson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Jackson
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kanehl vs. Jackson
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Jackson
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Anderson
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Anderson
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Anderson
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Anderson
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Jackson
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jackson
Coleman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Jackson
There goes Coleman. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Anderson
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Anderson
James hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Anderson
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Moorhead
Bob Moorhead now pitching.
There goes Gotay. The throw from Coleman and he is safe. Gotay steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Moorhead
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Moorhead
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Moorhead
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gotay scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Hunter
Willard Hunter now pitching.
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jackson
Bobby Smith now playing left field. Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Jim Hickman.
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jackson
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Elio Chacon.
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jackson
Joe Christopher pinch runs for Frank Thomas. Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Willard Hunter.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Shantz
Rick Herrscher pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Christopher moves to third. Herrscher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kanehl vs. Shantz
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1962 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, lf 5 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Kanehl R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 1 1 0
Woodling G, rf 4 0 2 1 Flood C, cf 4 1 2 1
Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, lf 5 0 2 0
Neal C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith B, lf 0 0 0 0
Coleman C, c 2 1 0 0 White B, 1b 3 0 2 2
Hickman J, cf 1 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Mantilla F, ph 1 0 0 0 Oliver G, c 3 0 0 0
Chacon E, ss 3 0 2 1 James C, rf 4 1 1 1
Thomas F, ph 1 0 1 0 Gotay J, ss-2b 4 1 2 0
Christopher J, pr 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 3 0 0 0
Anderson C, p 3 0 1 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Moorhead B, p 0 0 0 0
Hunter W, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor S, ph 0 0 0 0
Herrscher R, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 34 4 11 4
New York 011 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 020 02x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson C (L) 7.1 10 4 4 4 3
Moorhead B 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Hunter W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 8.1 8 2 2 4 3
Shantz B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Chacon E
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 11
2B -- Woodling G
HR -- James C
SB -- Gotay J
CS -- Coleman C
HBP -- by Jackson L (Coleman C)
T -- 3:06
A -- 11347
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