1963 Giants-Mets (5/5) G1 Called by Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy & Lindsey Nelson In the first inning of the first game of a double-header, Willie Mays hits a 3-run home run to give the Giants an early lead. It is the 373rd ML homer of his career, and will turn out to be his last ever in the Polo Grounds. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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SF N 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 2
NY N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 8 2
BATTING
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Kuenn 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Bowman 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
F. Alou rf 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 0
McCovey lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Mays cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
Haller c 3 1 2 0 1 1 10 0
Amalfitano 2b,3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Pagan ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 3
Sanford p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Totals 38 6 11 6 3 6 27 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Amalfitano-Pagan-Cepeda.
E: Kuenn (2), Cepeda (4).
BATTING -
2B: Cepeda (8,off Cisco).
3B: McCovey (1,off Cisco).
HR: Mays (5,1st inning off Cisco 2 on 1 out); F. Alou (5,4th inning off Cisco
1 on 2 out).
GDP: F. Alou (4,off Cisco); Kuenn (1,off Bearnarth).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Haller (3,2nd base off Cisco/Coleman); Pagan (5,2nd base off Cisco/Coleman).
CS: Amalfitano (2,Home by Stallard/Coleman).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Neal 3b,ss 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 2
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Bearnarth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Kranepool rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Harkness 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 9 0
Coleman c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Moran ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 2
Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kanehl 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cisco p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Stallard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cook ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burright 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals 36 3 8 3 2 10 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Neal-Hunt-Harkness, Bearnarth-Burright-Harkness.
E: Hunt (3), Moran (6).
PB: Coleman (2).
BATTING -
2B: Kranepool (3,off Sanford).
HR: Harkness (1,2nd inning off Sanford 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Kranepool (3,off Sanford).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Sanford W(5-1) 9 8 3 2 2 10 1 38
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Cisco L(1-2) 4 7 5 5 3 4 2 22
Stallard 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 5
Bearnarth 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 14
Totals 9 11 6 5 3 6 2 41
Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Tony Venzon