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September 15, 1962

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	9	11	2
Mets	6	9	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	9	11	2
Mets	6	9	2

Sammy Taylor Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.215
OBP	.000	.325
At Bats	0	163
Hits	0	35
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	26
RBI’s	0	21

Jim Maloney Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	6	0

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Polo Grounds - September 15, 1962

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Out

Jim Maloney

Johnny Edwards

Rogelio Alvarez

Don Blasingame

Eddie Kasko

Leo Cardenas

Marty Keough

Vada Pinson

Frank Robinson

Sammy Taylor

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Larry Foss. Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Maloney hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Edwards takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Cardenas strikes out.

Top 9 Rod Kanehl now playing center field. Keough strikes out.

Bottom 8 Jim Maloney now pitching. Gene Woodling pinch hits for Jim Hickman. Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher moves to third.

Bottom 8 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Purkey. Christopher moves to second.

Bottom 8 Thomas strikes out.

Bottom 8 Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Neal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Neal reaches second base with a double. Chacon scores.

Bottom 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chacon moves to second.

Bottom 8 Marty Keough now playing left field. Rogelio Alvarez now playing first base. Chacon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second.

Top 8 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Larry Foss now pitching. Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Jay Hook. Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Drake hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Purkey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Edwards strikes out.

Top 7 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal juggles the ball. That's an error on Neal.

Top 7 Keough strikes out.

Top 7 Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Christopher hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out.

Top 6 Pinson is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chacon for the out.

Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Keough strikes out.

Bottom 4 Hook hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Christopher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kasko.

Top 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Edwards scores. Kasko goes all the way around to score. Blasingame moves to third.

Top 4 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second.

Top 4 Purkey bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Top 4 Edwards takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Throneberry hits a line drive towards first. Keough reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Chacon scores. Coleman moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chacon moves to third. Coleman moves to second.

Bottom 3 Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Hook hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Cardenas hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Keough is hit by the pitch.

Top 3 Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third.

Top 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Top 3 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher who is chasing the ball. Pinson reaches third base with a triple.

Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive towards the mound. Hook reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Keough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Drake is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Purkey is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. Keough scores. Cardenas goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Keough moves to second.

Top 2 Keough takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hook covering, for the out. Robinson moves to third.

Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Christopher. Robinson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Neal strikes out.

Bottom 1 Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Coleman reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Pinson strikes out.

Top 1 Blasingame strikes out.

Top 1 Kasko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Sammy Taylor Season Stats

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Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Larry Foss. Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Reds @ Mets
September 15, 1962