Mets @ Cardinals
August 31, 1962

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 1
Cardinals 4 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 1
Cardinals 4 11 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .310
OBP .250 .430
At Bats 4 361
Hits 1 112
• Singles 1 96
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 77
RBI’s 0 28

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 2
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Sportsman's Park - August 31, 1962
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Fielder's Choice
Bobby Shantz
Gene Oliver
Bill White
Julio Gotay
Ken Boyer
Dal Maxvill
Bobby Smith
Curt Flood
Charlie James
Richie Ashburn
Rick Herrscher
Joe Christopher
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Elio Chacon. Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gotay scores. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bob Moorhead now pitching. There goes Gotay. The throw from Coleman and he is safe. Gotay steals second.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 James hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Oliver strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Coleman. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag.
Top 8 Coleman is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to third.
Bottom 7 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chacon hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Throneberry moves to third.
Top 6 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Throneberry moves to second.
Top 6 Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 That's a pickoff.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Flood scores.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Flood takes first base on ball four. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kanehl hits a line drive into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 James is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Anderson strikes out.
Top 4 Chacon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Neal hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Kanehl hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver strikes out.
Top 2 Jackson fires to first and picks off Chacon.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Top 2 Chacon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Hickman moves to third.
Top 2 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second.
Top 2 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kanehl strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.