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San Francisco Giants @ New York Mets

1963-05-05 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 53880 · 2:40

New York Mets defeated San Francisco Giants 4–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 1st. Carl Willey earned the win. Cliff Cook went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7
NYN	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		4	8

W: Carl Willey L: Billy Pierce SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Tony Venzon · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Davenport	5	1	1	0	0	0
Felipe Alou	3	0	2	0	1	0
Willie McCovey	3	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Mays	3	0	2	1	1	0
Orlando Cepeda	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Bailey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Amalfitano	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jose Pagan	4	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Larsen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matty Alou	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Kuenn	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Haller	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Moran	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ron Hunt	2	1	1	0	2	0
Cliff Cook	4	1	2	2	0	1
Frank Thomas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Neal	4	1	2	0	0	1
Gil Hodges	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Hickman	4	0	1	1	0	1
Norm Sherry	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Willey	2	0	0	0	1	2
Rod Kanehl	1	1	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Pierce	3.0	5	1	3
Don Larsen	3.0	2	0	5
Jim Duffalo	2.0	1	2	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Willey	9.0	7	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Davenport: 9
Felipe Alou: S7
Willie McCovey: 43.1-2
Willie Mays: W
Orlando Cepeda: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Al Moran: K/C
Ron Hunt: S7
Cliff Cook: HR/9.1-H
Frank Thomas: 8
Charlie Neal: 63

Top 2

Ed Bailey: 6/P
Joey Amalfitano: K/C
Jose Pagan: 63

Bot 2

Gil Hodges: 4
Jim Hickman: 9
Norm Sherry: 43

Top 3

Billy Pierce: 8
Jim Davenport: 2/FL
Felipe Alou: S7
Willie McCovey: 7

Bot 3

Carl Willey: K
Al Moran: K/C
Ron Hunt: W
Cliff Cook: S.1-2
Frank Thomas: 43

Top 4

Willie Mays: S
Orlando Cepeda: 14(1)/FO
Ed Bailey: 4/P
Joey Amalfitano: PB.1-2
Joey Amalfitano: W
Jose Pagan: 13

Bot 4

Charlie Neal: D9
Gil Hodges: S9.2-H
Jim Hickman: K
Norm Sherry: 36(1)/FO
Carl Willey: K

Top 5

Don Larsen: 43
Jim Davenport: S9
Felipe Alou: W.1-2
Willie McCovey: K
Willie Mays: S7.1-2;2-H
Orlando Cepeda: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

Al Moran: 13
Ron Hunt: 7
Cliff Cook: K/C

Top 6

Ed Bailey: 5/P
Joey Amalfitano: 63
Jose Pagan: 7

Bot 6

Frank Thomas: S7
Charlie Neal: SB2
Charlie Neal: K/C
Gil Hodges: K
Jim Hickman: S8.2-H
Norm Sherry: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Matty Alou: 43
Jim Davenport: 53
Felipe Alou: 53

Bot 7

Carl Willey: W
Al Moran: 63.1-2
Ron Hunt: W
Cliff Cook: 3/FL
Rod Kanehl: 4

Top 8

Harvey Kuenn: S7
Willie Mays: 9
Orlando Cepeda: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Charlie Neal: S9.BX2(94)
Gil Hodges: 4
Jim Hickman: 53

Top 9

Ed Bailey: 31
Joey Amalfitano: 4
Jose Pagan: E6/TH1.B-2
Tom Haller: T9.2-H(UR)
Jim Davenport: 63