Ultimate Mets Database: Game of June 17, 1962 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
June 16, 1962
Cubs 6, Mets 3 1962 Regular Season Game 59
June 17, 1962
Cubs 8, Mets 7 Next Game:
June 17, 1962
Cubs 4, Mets 3

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National League Standings, June 17, 1962

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Richie
Ashburn ss
Elio
Chacon lf
Gene
Woodling 3b
Frank
Thomas 1b
Marv
Throneberry 2b
Charlie
Neal c
Sammy
Taylor rf
Jim
Hickman p
Al
Jackson

June 17, 1962, Polo Grounds, New York, NY

Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 7

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Don Landrum rf 2 1 1 0 1 1

- Bob Will pr-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ken Hubbs 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1

Billy Williams lf 5 0 1 2 0 0

Ernie Banks 1b 4 3 2 1 1 1

Ron Santo 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1

Lou Brock cf 4 1 2 3 0 1

Andre Rodgers ss 3 0 1 0 1 1

Moe Thacker c 4 0 0 0 0 2

Glen Hobbie p 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Barney Schultz p 0 0 0 0 1 0

- Dave Gerard p 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Bob Anderson p 1 1 1 0 0 0

- Don Elston p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Richie Ashburn cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .302

Elio Chacon ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243

- Cliff Cook ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208

Gene Woodling lf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .500

Frank Thomas 3b 5 1 2 2 0 2 .295

- Jay Hook pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Marv Throneberry 1b 5 0 0 2 0 2 .235

Charlie Neal 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .283

Sammy Taylor c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .198

- Joe Christopher pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

- Chris Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Jim Hickman rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .247

Al Jackson p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .111

- Ken MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Felix Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280

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

Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 9 1

New York Mets 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 8 1

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Glen Hobbie 1.2 4 4 4 2 1

Barney Schultz 4.0 2 1 1 2 4

Dave Gerard (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2

Bob Anderson 1.2 1 2 2 2 0

Don Elston 0.1 1 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Al Jackson (L,3-8) 8.1 8 8 4 5 7 4.73

Ken MacKenzie 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 4.54

Errors: Marv Throneberry (2), Barney Schultz.
PB: Moe Thacker.
2B: Gene Woodling (1), Lou Brock, Ernie Banks.
3B: Billy Williams, Ron Santo.
HR: Richie Ashburn (2), Charlie Neal (6), Lou Brock, Ernie Banks.
SH: Elio Chacon, Bob Will.
SB: Andre Rodgers.
CS: Don Landrum.

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