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Cardinals 2 @ Mets 3
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1963

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 8, 1963 at Polo Grounds. The home team Mets beat the visiting Cardinals with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1963 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 2 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 3 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherAl Jackson  
Losing PitcherBobby Shantz  
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Game Winning RBIDuke Carmel 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1963 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherRay Sadecki  
Home Starting PitcherAl Jackson  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,309 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vinnie Smith
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Paul Pryor

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Curt Flood  Center Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Bill White  First Baseman 
Ken Boyer  Third Baseman 
Charlie James  Left Fielder 
George Altman  Right Fielder 
Julian Javier  Second Baseman 
Tim McCarver  Catcher 
Ray Sadecki  Pitcher 
Johnny Keane  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Christopher  Right Fielder 
Rod Kanehl  Center Fielder 
Ron Hunt  Second Baseman 
Jim Hickman  Third Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Duke Carmel  First Baseman 
Al Moran  Shortstop 
Choo Choo Coleman  Catcher 
Al Jackson  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Cardinals 2 @ Mets 3
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1963

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/8/1963 -- St.Louis at New York (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Flood C, cf           5  0  0  0   Christopher J, rf     2  0  0  0   
Groat D, ss           3  0  1  0   Snider D, ph-rf       0  0  0  0   
White B, 1b           4  0  0  0   Kanehl R, cf          3  0  0  0   
Boyer K, 3b           3  0  0  0   Harkness T, ph        1  0  0  0   
James C, lf           4  1  2  1   Hicks J, cf           0  0  0  0   
Altman G, rf          4  0  0  0   Hunt R, 2b            4  1  1  0   
Javier J, 2b          3  1  1  0   Hickman J, 3b         4  0  0  0   
McCarver T, c         4  0  0  0   Thomas F, lf          3  1  1  0   
Sadecki R, p          3  0  1  1   Carmel D, 1b          4  1  3  2   
Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   Moran A, ss           4  0  2  1   
Shantz B, p           0  0  0  0   Coleman C, c          2  0  0  0   
Musial S, ph          0  0  0  0   Jackson A, p          2  0  0  0   
Kolb G, pr            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  5  2                        29  3  7  3

St.Louis         010 100 000 --  2
New York         000 200 01x --  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sadecki R             6.1  6  2  2  4  4
Jones S               0.0  0  0  0  0  0
Shantz B (L)          1.2  1  1  1  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jackson A (W)         9.0  5  2  2  4  3

E -- Jackson A
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 7
2B -- Moran A
HR -- James C, Carmel D
SH -- Jackson A
WP -- Sadecki R
T -- 2:55
A -- 8309

    

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