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New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals

1963-05-26 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 64°F, overcast · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:54

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets 7–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 8th. Ed Bauta earned the win. Charlie James went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
SLN	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4		7	16

W: Ed Bauta L: Larry Bearnarth SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Al Forman · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Piersall	5	1	3	0	0	0
Charlie Neal	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ron Hunt	4	0	2	1	1	0
Cliff Cook	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Kranepool	4	0	0	0	0	4
Jim Hickman	3	2	2	0	1	1
Al Moran	4	1	2	1	0	0
Norm Sherry	3	0	0	1	0	0
Galen Cisco	0	0	0	1	0	0
Don Rowe	2	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Bearnarth	1	0	0	0	0	1
Duke Snider	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Flood	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Groat	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bill White	4	2	4	0	1	0
Stan Musial	5	1	1	0	0	1
Ken Boyer	5	1	5	3	0	0
George Altman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Julian Javier	4	0	0	0	1	1
Tim McCarver	1	0	1	0	1	0
Curt Simmons	3	0	1	0	0	1
Gene Oliver	2	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Sawatski	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie James	1	1	1	3	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Galen Cisco	2.2	6	4	1
Don Rowe	3.1	5	0	2
Larry Bearnarth	1.1	3	1	0
Ken MacKenzie	0.1	2	0	0
Tracy Stallard	0.1	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Simmons	7.0	11	2	8
Ed Bauta	2.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Piersall: D9/L9LD
Charlie Neal: 43/G4.2-3
Ron Hunt: W
Cliff Cook: K
Ed Kranepool: K

Bot 1

Curt Flood: S9/G34
Dick Groat: CS2(26)
Dick Groat: W
Bill White: W.1-2
Stan Musial: K/C
Ken Boyer: D9/F9DW.2-H;1-3
George Altman: 9!/L9L

Top 2

Jim Hickman: D7/L7L
Al Moran: S5/G5L.2-3;B-2(E5/TH1)
Norm Sherry: 8/L78D/SF.3-H;2-3(THH)
Galen Cisco: 9/F9/SF/THH.3-H
Jim Piersall: S9/L
Charlie Neal: S9/G34.1-2
Ron Hunt: 9!/F9DW

Bot 2

Julian Javier: 63/G6
Tim McCarver: S9/L
Curt Simmons: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3
Curt Flood: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Cliff Cook: 6/P6
Ed Kranepool: K
Jim Hickman: D
Al Moran: S.2-H
Norm Sherry: 43

Bot 3

Dick Groat: 63
Bill White: S
Stan Musial: S.1-2
Ken Boyer: S.2-H;1-2
George Altman: W.2-3;1-2
Julian Javier: BK.3-H;2-3;1-2
Julian Javier: 6/L
Tim McCarver: W
Curt Simmons: K/C

Top 4

Don Rowe: K
Jim Piersall: S7/G56
Charlie Neal: S/89.1-3
Ron Hunt: S3/BG23.3-H;1-2
Cliff Cook: 9/F9S
Ed Kranepool: K

Bot 4

Curt Flood: 43/G4S
Dick Groat: 63/G6
Bill White: S4/G34D/R3
Stan Musial: 3/G3L

Top 5

Jim Hickman: K/C
Al Moran: 23/G2
Norm Sherry: 5/P25F/FL

Bot 5

Ken Boyer: D78/L78
George Altman: 9/F89
Julian Javier: 5!3/G56+
Gene Oliver: K

Top 6

Don Rowe: K
Jim Piersall: 43/G4
Charlie Neal: 63/G6

Bot 6

Curt Simmons: S4/G4M/R3
Curt Flood: 54(1)3/GDP
Dick Groat: S5/G5L
Bill White: S9/L9DW.1-3
Stan Musial: 8!/F78S

Top 7

Ron Hunt: S7/L
Cliff Cook: 34/BG23/SH.1-2
Ed Kranepool: K/C
Jim Hickman: IW
Al Moran: 9/F9DW

Bot 7

Ken Boyer: S8/G46
George Altman: 36(1)/FO/R3
Julian Javier: W.1-2
Gene Oliver: 7/F7S
Carl Sawatski: 7/F7S

Top 8

Norm Sherry: 2/P2F/FL
Larry Bearnarth: K/C
Jim Piersall: 3/L3

Bot 8

Curt Flood: 8/F8S
Dick Groat: S7/G56
Bill White: S4/G4+/R3.1-2
Stan Musial: 9/L9D
Ken Boyer: S7/L.2-H;1-2
Charlie James: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Julian Javier: K

Top 9

Charlie Neal: K
Ron Hunt: 13/G1S
Duke Snider: 8/F8XD

Notes & reviews

Hickman: sliding catch. 1B Ump Sudol ruled a trap which the Mets strongly disputed. All four umpires huddled up. Since 2B Ump Forman was closest to the play, he ruled it a catch. The irate Cardinals then put up a long argument.

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