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Cubs 1 @ Mets 2
Polo Grounds
September 23, 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 September 23, 1962 at Polo Grounds. The home team Mets beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 23, 1962 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 3 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 3
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 2 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherRoger Craig  
Losing PitcherJim Brewer  
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Game Winning RBIFrank Thomas 

Game Info

DateSeptember 23, 1962 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherGeorge Gerberman  
Home Starting PitcherRobert Lane Miller  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance10,304 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dusty Boggess
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Vinnie Smith
3B: Mel Steiner

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Ott  Right Fielder 
Ken Hubbs  Second Baseman 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Nelson Mathews  Center Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Alex Grammas  Shortstop 
Cuno Barragan  Catcher 
George Gerberman  Pitcher 
Charlie Metro  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Elio Chacon  Shortstop 
Choo Choo Coleman  Catcher 
Joe Christopher  Right Fielder 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Ed Kranepool  First Baseman 
Sammy Drake  Third Baseman 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Rod Kanehl  Second Baseman 
Bob Miller  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Cubs 1 @ Mets 2
Polo Grounds
September 23, 1962

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/23/1962 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Ott B, rf             4  0  0  0   Chacon E, ss          2  0  0  0   
Hubbs K, 2b           3  1  0  0   Coleman C, c          5  1  2  0   
Banks E, 1b           4  0  0  0   Christopher J, rf     5  0  0  0   
Williams B, lf        3  0  2  0   Thomas F, lf          4  1  2  2   
Mathews N, cf         3  0  1  1   Kranepool E, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Santo R, 3b           4  0  0  0   Herrscher R, pr       0  0  0  0   
Grammas A, ss         3  0  0  0   Craig R, p            0  0  0  0   
Will B, ph            1  0  0  0   Drake S, 3b           3  0  1  0   
Rodgers A, ss         0  0  0  0   Hickman J, cf         3  0  0  0   
Barragan C, c         2  0  0  0   Kanehl R, 2b          2  0  0  0   
Altman G, ph          1  0  0  0   Throneberry M, ph     0  0  0  0   
Bertell D, c          0  0  0  0   Mantilla F, ph-2b     1  0  0  0   
Gerberman G, p        1  0  0  0   Miller B, p           2  0  0  0   
Burdette F, p         0  0  0  0   Hodges G, ph-1b       1  0  0  0   
Murphy D, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Elston D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Anderson B, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  3  1                        32  2  6  2

Chicago          100 000 000 --  1
New York         000 001 001 --  2
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gerberman G           5.1  3  1  1  5  1
Burdette F            0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Elston D              1.1  1  0  0  2  2
Brewer J (L)          1.0  1  1  1  0  1
Anderson B            0.1  1  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Miller B              8.0  2  1  1  3  9
Craig R (W)           1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Gerberman G, Hubbs K 2, Chacon E
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 12
2B -- Coleman C 2, Kranepool E
HR -- Thomas F
SH -- Mathews N
WP -- Miller B, Anderson B
PB -- Coleman C
T -- 3:04
A -- 10304

    

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