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September 21, 1962

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Cubs	1	4	2
Mets	4	6	1

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Cubs	1	4	3
Mets	4	6	1

Sammy Drake Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average
OBP
At Bats
Hits
• Singles
• Doubles
• Triples
• Home Runs
Walks
RBI’s

Don Prince Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Polo Grounds - September 21, 1962

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Foul Error

Don Prince

Cuno Barragan

Ernie Banks

Ken Hubbs

Ron Santo

Alex Grammas

Billy Williams

Nelson Mathews

Danny Murphy

Sammy Drake

Joe Christopher

Count: - , 2 Outs

Drake hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Barragan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Barragan.

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Bottom 8 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prince fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Christopher moves to third.

Bottom 8 Thomas is hit by the pitch. Christopher moves to second.

Bottom 8 Don Prince now pitching. Cuno Barragan now catching. Christopher takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Billy Ott pinch hits for Don Elston. Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrscher scoops it up and throws to first, with Cisco covering, for the out.

Top 8 Barragan is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Cuno Barragan pinch hits for Dick Bertell. There's a wild pitch. Grammas moves to second.

Top 8 Grammas takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Santo strikes out.

Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Kanehl bunts towards short. Grammas catches it and throws to third to double up Pignatano.

Bottom 7 Chacon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Chacon reaches second base with a double. Pignatano moves to third.

Bottom 7 Cisco hits a line drive into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Mathews strikes out.

Top 7 Williams hits a popup towards the mound. Cisco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hubbs takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second.

Top 7 Murphy takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Herrscher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gerard fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Drake hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs catches it and throws to first to double up Hickman.

Bottom 6 Dave Gerard now pitching. Hickman takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Don Landrum pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Landrum is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Bertell is hit by the pitch. Williams moves to third. Grammas moves to second.

Top 6 Grammas is hit by the pitch. Williams moves to second.

Top 6 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hubbs strikes out.

Top 5 Murphy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Chacon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Cisco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Dick Bertell now catching. Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Bob Will pinch hits for Don Cardwell. Will strikes out.

Top 4 George Altman pinch hits for Moe Thacker. Altman strikes out.

Top 4 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cisco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mathews moves to third.

Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.

Top 4 Mathews takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Herrscher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Hickman. The throw from Thacker and he is out, Santo applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Drake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second.

Bottom 3 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Christopher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cisco fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Chacon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Cisco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herrscher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.

Top 2 Cardwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Cardwell reaches third base with a triple. Grammas goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 Alex Grammas pinch runs for Andre Rodgers. Thacker strikes out.

Top 2 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Drake fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Don Cardwell now pitching. Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.

Bottom 1 Herrscher takes first base on ball four. Christopher scores. Hickman moves to third. Drake moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Drake takes first base on ball four. Kanehl scores. Christopher moves to third. Hickman moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodgers. Chacon scores. Kanehl moves to third. Christopher moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Thomas strikes out.

Bottom 1 Christopher bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Chacon moves to third. Kanehl moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth juggles the ball. That's an error on Ellsworth. Chacon moves to second.

Bottom 1 Chacon takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Chacon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.

Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl misplays the ball. That's an error on Kanehl.

Top 1 Hubbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chacon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Drake hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Barragan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Barragan.

Cubs @ Mets
September 21, 1962