St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 7, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1963 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 1 2 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 1
White 1b 4 0 1 2
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Altman rf 3 0 1 0
James lf 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Maxvill 2b 2 1 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 0 0
  Javier 2b 0 0 0 0
Broglio p 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 0 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
  Shannon pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman 3b 5 2 4 2
Carmel 1b 3 1 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 0 0
Snider rf 4 0 3 2
Thomas lf 4 0 2 1
Hicks cf 3 1 0 0
Coleman c 4 1 1 0
Moran ss 4 0 1 1
Stallard p 4 1 0 1
Totals 34 7 11 7
St. Louis 000 120 000361
New York 020 401 00x7111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  L (12-8) 3.2 8 6 6 3 2
  Burdette   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Schultz   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
  MacKenzie   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  W (5-10) 9.0 6 3 3 5 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
4

  E–Flood (5), Hunt (20).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Altman (10,off Stallard), New York Hickman (12,off Broglio).  3B–New York Hickman (5,off Broglio).  HR–St. Louis Groat (6,4th inning off Stallard 0 on, 0 out), New York Hickman (10,6th inning off Schultz 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Hicks (1,by Broglio).  Team–7.  SB–Altman (11,2nd base off Stallard/Coleman).  HBP–Broglio (3,Hicks).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:44.  A–9,977.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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