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Mets
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 12, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on August 12, 1962 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 11,319 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Tony Venzon |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Richie Ashburn | Right Fielder |
Rod Kanehl | Second Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
Felix Mantilla | Third Baseman |
Choo Choo Coleman | Catcher |
Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Roger Craig | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 12, 1962
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jay
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Jay
Kanehl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Jay
Neal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jay
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Jay
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jay
Mantilla is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Craig
Kasko hits a line drive into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Craig
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jay
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Jay
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Jay
Craig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Craig
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Craig
Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Craig
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Craig
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Craig
Foiles hits a popup towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jay vs. Craig
Jay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jay
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Jay
Kanehl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Craig
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Craig
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jay
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Jay
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jay
Mantilla hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mantilla reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Jay
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Craig
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Craig
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Craig
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Jay
Hickman hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Jay
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jay
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kanehl vs. Jay
Kanehl hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Craig
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Craig
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Craig
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Jay
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Jay
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. Jay
There's a wild pitch. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantilla vs. Jay
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Jay
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson throws the ball in to Cardenas who relays the ball to Blasingame who tags Coleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Neal scores. Mantilla moves to third. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Craig
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Craig
Lynch hits a popup towards short. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Jay
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Jay
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jay
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Craig
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Craig
Coleman hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Craig
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Craig
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Craig
Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kanehl vs. Jay
Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Jay
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Jay
Throneberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantilla vs. Jay
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Craig
Jay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Craig
Kasko bunts, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jay moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Craig
Lynch takes first base on ball four. Jay moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Anderson
Marty Keough pinch runs for Jerry Lynch. Craig Anderson now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jay tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. MacKenzie
Ken MacKenzie now pitching. Wally Post pinch hits for Gordy Coleman.
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. MacKenzie
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. MacKenzie
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Jay
Marty Keough now playing first base. Wally Post now playing left field.
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Jay
Sammy Drake pinch hits for Jim Hickman.
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Jay
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Ken MacKenzie.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. Drake moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Jay
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1962 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Ashburn R, rf 5 1 2 0 Kasko E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kanehl R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Neal C, ss 3 2 2 3 Lynch J, lf 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, lf 4 0 0 0 Keough M, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 3 1 1 1 Mantilla F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Coleman G, 1b 3 1 1 2 Coleman C, c 4 0 1 1 Post W, ph-lf 1 1 1 3 Hickman J, cf 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 0 Drake S, ph 0 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 1 2 2 Craig R, p 3 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 Jay J, p 2 1 0 0 MacKenzie K, p 0 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 30 8 8 8 New York 300 001 000 -- 4 Cincinnati 020 000 24x -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Craig R (L) 7.1 6 7 7 3 1 Anderson C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 MacKenzie K 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Jay J (W) 9.0 8 4 4 3 7 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 2 2B -- Mantilla F, Pinson V 2 HR -- Neal C, Coleman G, Cardenas L, Post W SF -- Robinson F WP -- Jay J T -- 2:23 A -- 11319
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