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Braves 2 @ Mets 3
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1962

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 12, 1962 at Polo Grounds. The home team Mets beat the visiting Braves with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 12, 1962 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 2 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 3 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherCraig Anderson  
Losing PitcherWarren Spahn  
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Game Winning RBIHobie Landrith 

Game Info

DateMay 12, 1962 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherWarren Spahn  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Craig  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mel Steiner
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Vinnie Smith

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Howie Bedell  Left Fielder 
Tommie Aaron  First Baseman 
Mack Jones  Right Fielder 
Hank Aaron  Center Fielder 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Warren Spahn  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Elio Chacon  Shortstop 
Felix Mantilla  Third Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Harry Chiti  Catcher 
John DeMerit  Right Fielder 
Roger Craig  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Braves 2 @ Mets 3
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1962

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/12/1962, game 1 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Bedell H, lf          4  0  0  0   Hickman J, cf         4  0  1  0   
Aaron T, 1b           4  0  0  0   Chacon E, ss          4  1  2  0   
Jones M, rf           4  0  0  0   Mantilla F, 3b        4  0  1  0   
Aaron H, cf           3  0  1  0   Thomas F, lf          4  0  2  1   
Crandall D, c         4  1  1  1   Neal C, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Bolling F, 2b         4  1  2  0   Hodges G, 1b          4  0  2  0   
Menke D, 3b           4  0  0  0   Kanehl R, pr          0  1  0  0   
McMillan R, ss        3  0  0  0   Chiti H, c            3  0  1  0   
Spahn W, p            3  0  2  1   Ashburn R, pr         0  0  0  0   
                                   Anderson C, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Cook C, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   DeMerit J, rf         3  0  0  0   
                                   Bell G, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Craig R, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Bouchee E, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Landrith H, c         1  1  1  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  6  2                        36  3 10  3

Milwaukee        010 010 000 --  2
New York         000 001 002 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L)           8.2 10  3  3  0  7

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R               7.0  5  2  2  0  7
Anderson C (W)        2.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Chiti H
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, New York 7
2B -- Thomas F, Spahn W
HR -- Crandall D, Landrith H
SB -- Bolling F
T -- 2:30
A -- 0

    

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