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Mets 6 @ Giants 7
Candlestick Park
May 26, 1962

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on May 26, 1962 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants beat the visiting Mets with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 26, 1962 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 6 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 7 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherDon Larsen  
Losing PitcherJay Hook  
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Game Winning RBIWillie Mays 

Game Info

DateMay 26, 1962 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJay Hook  
Home Starting PitcherBilly O'Dell  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance18,791 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Shag Crawford
3B: Ed Vargo

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Cliff Cook  Third Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Elio Chacon  Shortstop 
Joe Christopher  Right Fielder 
Harry Chiti  Catcher 
Jay Hook  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Left Fielder 
Chuck Hiller  Second Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Felipe Alou  Right Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Jim Davenport  Third Baseman 
Jose Pagan  Shortstop 
Billy O'Dell  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

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Mets 6 @ Giants 7
Candlestick Park
May 26, 1962

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         Game of 5/26/1962 -- New York at San Francisco (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Hickman J, cf         5  0  1  0   Kuenn H, lf           5  0  2  2   
Neal C, 2b            4  1  1  1   Bowman E, pr          0  0  0  0   
Cook C, 3b            4  0  0  0   Hiller C, 2b          5  1  0  0   
Mantilla F, 3b        1  1  1  1   Mays W, cf            4  3  3  3   
Thomas F, lf          5  1  2  0   Cepeda O, 1b          4  0  1  1   
Hodges G, 1b          5  1  3  1   Alou F, rf            4  1  0  0   
Chacon E, ss          5  0  1  2   Bailey E, c           4  0  1  0   
Christopher J, rf     4  1  1  1   Davenport J, 3b       4  1  3  1   
Chiti H, c            2  0  1  0   Mota M, pr-3b         0  0  0  0   
Kanehl R, pr          0  1  0  0   Pagan J, ss           4  1  0  0   
Taylor S, c           2  0  1  0   O'Dell B, p           0  0  0  0   
Hook J, p             4  0  1  0   Perry G, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Alou M, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Larsen D, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  6 13  6                        37  7 10  7

New York         102 101 000 1 --  6
San Francisco    021 001 010 2 --  7
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hook J (L)            9.1 10  7  6  1  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
O'Dell B              3.0  7  3  3  0  4
Perry G               4.0  4  2  2  0  3
Larsen D (W)          3.0  2  1  1  0  2

E -- Neal C
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- New York 6, San Francisco 4
2B -- Kuenn H, Hodges G, Taylor S
3B -- Mays W
HR -- Christopher J, Mays W 2, Mantilla F
SB -- Alou F
CS -- Mota M
SH -- O'Dell B
SF -- Neal C
T -- 2:50
A -- 18791

    

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