Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 5, 1962 - Box Score

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August 5, 1962
Mets 5, Reds 2 1962 Regular Season Game 109
August 5, 1962
Reds 6, Mets 3 Next Game:
August 6, 1962
Dodgers 2, Mets 1

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National League Standings, August 5, 1962

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Mets Starting Lineup

rf
Richie
Ashburn ss
Charlie
Neal 3b
Felix
Mantilla lf
Frank
Thomas 1b
Marv
Throneberry cf
Jim
Hickman 2b
Rod
Kanehl c
Choo Choo
Coleman p
Bob
Moorhead

August 5, 1962, Polo Grounds, New York, NY

Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3

Reds ab r h bi bb so

Leo Cardenas ss 4 0 2 1 0 1

Don Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0

- Wally Post ph 1 0 1 1 0 0

- Eddie Kasko 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0

Vada Pinson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0

Jerry Lynch lf 2 1 0 0 2 1

- Marty Keough rf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Frank Robinson rf-lf 4 2 2 1 0 0

Gordy Coleman 1b 3 2 2 3 1 1

Johnny Edwards c 3 0 0 0 1 0

Don Zimmer 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 0 0

Jim Maloney p 3 0 0 0 0 0

- Bill Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Joe Gaines ph 1 1 1 0 0 0

- Jim Brosnan p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Richie Ashburn rf-cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .317

Charlie Neal ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 .258

Felix Mantilla 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .273

Frank Thomas lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289

Marv Throneberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260

Jim Hickman cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267

- Gene Woodling ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Rod Kanehl 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291

Choo Choo Coleman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320

Bob Moorhead p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .056

- Sammy Drake ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Ray Daviault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

- Bob Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Joe Christopher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 6 10 2

New York Mets 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0

Cincinnati Reds ip h r er bb so

Jim Maloney (W) 7.1 5 3 1 4 7

Bill Henry 0.2 0 0 0 0 1

Jim Brosnan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Bob Moorhead (L,0-1) 7.0 6 4 4 3 3 4.34

Ray Daviault 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 7.09

Bob Miller 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 4.05

Errors: Don Zimmer.
WP: Jim Maloney 2.
2B: Leo Cardenas, Joe Gaines.
3B: Wally Post.
HR: Frank Robinson, Gordy Coleman.
HBP: Jim Hickman.
SH: Sammy Drake, Leo Cardenas.
SB: Rod Kanehl (7), Richie Ashburn (10).
CS: Felix Mantilla (1).

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METS, 5-2; REDS, 6-3 SPLIT

METS, 5-2; REDS, 6-3 SPLIT

New York Daily News
August 6, 1962

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