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Miley BB CD 1962 Mets-Cubs 9/30
Called by Lindsey Nelson  Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy

It's the final game for the Mets in their first season.  Appropriately, they not only lose their 120th game, they also hit into a triple play.


Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org
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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1962 (D) at Wrigley Field

NY  N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
CHI N 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 x - 5 7 0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ashburn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 4
MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coleman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Pignatano c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Christopher rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Thomas lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0
Throneberry 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Mantilla 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Chacon ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 5
Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daviault p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drake ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 6 24 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ashburn-Throneberry.
E: Ashburn (6), Christopher (4), Mantilla (20).
BATTING - 
2B: Mantilla (17,off Buhl).
HR: Thomas (34,4th inning off Buhl 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 5.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hubbs 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 3
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4
Williams lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 2
Altman rf 3 2 3 1 1 0 2 0
Mathews cf 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
Barragan c 3 0 0 1 1 1 6 0
Buhl p 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Totals 31 5 7 4 6 4 27 12
FIELDING - 
TP: 1. Hubbs-Banks-Rodgers.
BATTING - 
2B: Mathews (2,off Daviault).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Santo (4,2nd base off Anderson/Pignatano); Altman (19,2nd base off Anderson/Pignatano).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hunter L(1-6) 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 8
Daviault 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 12
Anderson 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 14
MacKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 8 7 5 2 6 4 0 37
Hunter faced 4 batters in the 2nd inning
WP: Anderson (9).
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Buhl W(12-14) 9 5 1 1 3 6 1 33
Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Augie Donatelli