Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 15, 1962 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
July 14, 1962
Dodgers 17, Mets 3 1962 Regular Season Game 86
July 15, 1962
Mets 5, Giants 3 Next Game:
July 15, 1962
Giants 9, Mets 8

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National League Standings, July 15, 1962

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Richie
Ashburn 2b
Charlie
Neal rf
Cliff
Cook 1b
Frank
Thomas 3b
Felix
Mantilla lf
Joe
Christopher ss
Elio
Chacon c
Chris
Cannizzaro p
Jay
Hook

July 15, 1962, Polo Grounds, New York, NY

New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Giants ab r h bi bb so

Chuck Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0

Jim Davenport 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0

Matty Alou rf 3 1 2 0 0 0

Willie Mays cf 3 0 0 1 0 1

Willie McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0

Felipe Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1

Tom Haller c 3 1 2 1 1 0

Jose Pagan ss 3 0 0 0 0 0

- Ed Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

Billy Pierce p 1 0 1 0 0 0

- Jim Duffalo p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Don Larsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Bob Nieman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Mike McCormick p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Harvey Kuenn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Bob Garibaldi p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Richie Ashburn cf 1 0 0 1 3 0 .297

Charlie Neal 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .255

Cliff Cook rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .234

Frank Thomas 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .300

Felix Mantilla 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .274

Joe Christopher lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206

- Gene Woodling ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211

- Rod Kanehl lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .264

Elio Chacon ss 3 1 1 2 1 0 .226

Chris Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .193

Jay Hook p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243

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

San Francisco Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2

New York Mets 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 0

San Francisco Giants ip h r er bb so

Billy Pierce (L) 3.0 4 4 4 4 1

Jim Duffalo 0.1 1 1 0 2 0

Don Larsen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0

Mike McCormick 3.0 3 0 0 2 1

Bob Garibaldi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Jay Hook (W,7-9) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4 5.60

Errors: Chuck Hiller.
PB: Chris Cannizzaro.
WP: Jay Hook.
2B: Frank Thomas 2 (16), Jim Davenport 2, Chuck Hiller.
HR: Tom Haller.
Intentional Walks: Gene Woodling.
HBP: Matty Alou.
SF: Willie Mays.
SB: Elio Chacon (8).
CS: Joe Christopher (2).

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METS, GIANTS SPLIT, 5-3, 9-8

METS, GIANTS SPLIT, 5-3, 9-8

New York Daily News
July 16, 1962

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