San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees
October 7, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 1962 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 2, New York Yankees 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou F. lf 4 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 3 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
McCovey rf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 1 1 2
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 3 0 1 0
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Alou M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 0 0
Tresh lf 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 0
Maris rf 3 1 1 2
Howard c 3 0 1 0
Skowron 1b 2 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 1
Stafford p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
San Francisco 000 000 002243
New York 000 000 30x351
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L (0-1) 6.0 5 3 2 0 3
  Larsen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bolin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
0
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stafford  W (1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
5

  E–F Alou (1), McCovey (1), Davenport (1), Boyer (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Davenport (1,off Stafford); Mays (1,off Stafford), New York Kubek (1,off Pierce); Howard (1,off Pierce).  HR–San Francisco Bailey (1,9th inning off Stafford 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Skowron (1,by Larsen).  HBP–Larsen (1,Skowron).  U–Stan Landes (NL), Jim Honochick (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Charlie Berry (AL), Ken Burkhart (NL), Hank Soar (AL).  T–2:06.  A–71,434.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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