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Braves
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1963
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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 August 31, 1963 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Willey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,788 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Maye | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Christopher | Right Fielder |
| Rod Kanehl | Left Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Jesse Gonder | Catcher |
| Jim Hickman | Third Baseman |
| Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
| Duke Carmel | Center Fielder |
| Al Moran | Shortstop |
| Carl Willey | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Mets
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1963
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Willey
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Willey
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Willey
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Spahn
Christopher hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Spahn
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Spahn
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Willey
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Willey
Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Willey
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Willey
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Spahn
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Spahn
Harkness strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Willey
Crandall hits a line drive into left field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Willey
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Willey
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hunt fields it and throws to Harkness, who tags Spahn for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Willey
There goes Maye. The throw from Gonder and he is safe. Maye steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Willey
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Spahn
Carmel hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Spahn
Moran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Willey vs. Spahn
Willey bunts in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christopher vs. Spahn
Christopher hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Willey
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Willey
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Willey
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman juggles the ball. That's an error on Hickman. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Willey
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mathews moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Willey
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Willey
Crandall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Spahn
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Spahn
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Spahn
Gonder strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Willey
Spahn hits a line drive towards the mound. Willey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Willey
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Willey
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Spahn
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Spahn
Carmel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Carmel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moran vs. Spahn
Moran hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Spahn
Willey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Willey
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hickman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hickman. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Willey
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Willey
Torre hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Willey
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Spahn
Christopher hits a line drive into center field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Spahn
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Spahn
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Willey
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Willey
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Willey
Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maye vs. Willey
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Spahn for the double play. McMillan scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonder vs. Spahn
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Spahn
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carmel vs. Spahn
Carmel hits a popup into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Willey
Bolling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Willey
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Willey
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Willey
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Willey
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Spahn
Ty Cline now playing center field. Lee Maye now playing left field.
Moran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Moran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Spahn
Duke Snider pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moran moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christopher vs. Spahn
Christopher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moran scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Spahn
Kanehl hits a fly ball towards center. Cline catches it and throws to first to double up Christopher. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Craig
Crandall bunts towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crandall for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Craig
Spahn hits a line drive into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Craig
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Kanehl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Spahn
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to Spahn covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonder vs. Spahn
Gonder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Spahn
Hickman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harkness vs. Spahn
Harkness hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1963 -- Milwaukee at New York (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Maye L, cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Christopher J, rf 4 0 1 1
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Kanehl R, lf 4 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 2 1 0 0 Gonder J, c 4 0 0 0
Torre J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hickman J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Oliver G, lf 4 0 1 0 Harkness T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cline T, cf 0 0 0 0 Carmel D, cf 3 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 3 1 2 1 Moran A, ss 2 2 2 2
Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0 Willey C, p 1 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 4 0 1 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 3 31 3 8 3
Milwaukee 010 100 110 -- 4
New York 000 020 010 -- 3
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Willey C (L) 8.0 6 4 3 2 7
Craig R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Hickman J 2
DP -- Milwaukee 3, New York 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, New York 3
2B -- Moran A
3B -- Carmel D
HR -- Torre J, Moran A, Bolling F
SB -- Maye L
SH -- Willey C, Crandall D
SF -- McMillan R
PB -- Gonder J
T -- 2:26
A -- 11788
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