1963 Cubs-Mets 8/9 Called by Howard Cosell, Kiner, Murphy, Nelson In the bottom of the ninth at the Polo Grounds, with two men out, Jim Hickman wins the game with a dramatic Grand Slam home run. It gives Roger Craig the victory and ends his 18 game losing streak. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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CHI N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 2
NY N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 - 7 9 1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Brock rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 1
Burton cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Williams lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Ranew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Hubbs 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 2
Bertell c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2
Toth p 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 8 26 9
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Brock-Ranew.
E: Santo (15), Toth (1).
PB: Bertell (10).
BATTING -
3B: Brock (8,off Craig); Williams (8,off Craig).
HR: Rodgers (3,5th inning off Craig 0 on 0 out); Brock (8,5th inning off Craig
0 on 1 out).
SF: Santo (9,off Craig).
HBP: Hubbs (2,by Craig).
Team LOB: 8.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Hickman 3b 5 2 1 4 0 1 0 3
Carmel 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 13 1
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Snider rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
Hicks cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Coleman c 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Moran ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Craig p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
Harkness ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7 3 6 27 15
FIELDING -
E: Snider (2).
BATTING -
2B: Moran (3,off Toth).
HR: Thomas (11,4th inning off Toth 0 on 1 out); Hickman (11,9th inning off
McDaniel 3 on 2 out).
SH: Craig (3,off Toth).
IBB: Harkness (5,by McDaniel).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Toth L(3-7) 8.2 8 5 3 2 6 1 35
McDaniel 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2
Totals 8.2 9 7 5 3 6 2 37
IBB: McDaniel (4,Harkness).
Inherited Runners - Scored: McDaniel 2-2.
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New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Craig W(3-20) 9 8 3 3 1 8 2 38
HBP: Craig (4,Hubbs).
Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Sudol