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Cubs 5 @ Mets 6
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1962

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 15, 1962 at Polo Grounds. The home team Mets beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 15, 1962 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 6 H: 12 E: 4 LOB: 19
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 19
Winning PitcherRoger Craig  
Losing PitcherTony Balsamo  
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Game Winning RBIHobie Landrith 

Game Info

DateMay 15, 1962 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Buhl  
Home Starting PitcherVinegar Bend Mizell  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,463 
Time of Game4 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Vargo
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Al Barlick
3B: Shag Crawford

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Center Fielder 
Ken Hubbs  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
George Altman  Right Fielder 
Ron Santo  Shortstop 
Cuno Barragan  Catcher 
Jim McKnight  Third Baseman 
Bob Buhl  Pitcher 
Lou Klein  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Elio Chacon  Shortstop 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Ed Bouchee  First Baseman 
Cliff Cook  Third Baseman 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Sammy Taylor  Catcher 
Vinegar Bend Mizell  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Mets 6
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1962

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         Game of 5/15/1962 -- Chicago at New York (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Brock L, cf           5  0  0  1   Hickman J, cf         6  1  1  0   
Hubbs K, 2b           6  0  1  0   Chacon E, ss          6  1  3  0   
Williams B, lf        6  1  2  1   Neal C, 2b            4  1  1  1   
Banks E, 1b           6  1  3  1   Thomas F, lf          4  0  2  0   
Altman G, rf          6  2  4  2   Kanehl R, pr-lf       1  1  1  0   
Santo R, ss           5  0  1  0   Bouchee E, 1b         2  0  0  1   
Barragan C, c         6  0  2  0   DeMerit J, pr         0  0  0  0   
McKnight J, 3b        3  1  1  0   Hodges G, 1b          0  1  0  0   
Robertson D, 3b       3  0  0  0   Cook C, 3b            7  0  2  1   
Buhl B, p             1  0  0  0   Bell G, rf            6  0  1  1   
Elston D, p           1  0  0  0   Taylor S, c           6  0  0  0   
Anderson B, p         0  0  0  0   Chiti H, ph           1  0  0  0   
Will B, ph            1  0  0  0   Mizell V, p           2  1  1  0   
Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   Throneberry M, ph     0  0  0  0   
Balsamo T, p          0  0  0  0   MacKenzie K, p        0  0  0  0   
Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0   Ashburn R, ph         0  0  0  0   
Koonce C, p           0  0  0  0   Anderson C, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Mantilla F, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Craig R, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Landrith H, ph        0  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49  5 14  5                        47  6 12  5

Chicago          001 102 000 100 0 --  5
New York         001 000 201 100 1 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Buhl B                6.1  7  3  3  8  5
Elston D              3.1  4  2  2  3  1
Anderson B            0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Schultz B             1.2  0  0  0  0  2
Balsamo T (L)         0.2  1  1  1  1  1
Brewer J*             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Koonce C              0.1  0  0  0  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mizell V              6.0  6  4  3  0  2
MacKenzie K           2.0  3  0  0  0  2
Anderson C            2.0  4  1  1  1  3
Craig R (W)           3.0  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 13th

E -- Neal C, Santo R, Chacon E, MacKenzie K, Barragan C, Hickman J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 19
2B -- Chacon E, Hickman J
HR -- Altman G 2, Banks E, Williams B
SB -- Chacon E, Kanehl R, Altman G
CS -- Chacon E
SH -- Buhl B 2
SF -- Brock L, Bouchee E
WP -- Buhl B, Anderson C
PB -- Barragan C 2
T -- 4:54
A -- 8463

    

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