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Mets
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 25, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on May 25, 1963 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 25, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 25, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Jackson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 5,755 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Al Forman |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
Cliff Cook | Left Fielder |
Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Al Moran | Shortstop |
Norm Sherry | Catcher |
Al Jackson | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Charlie James | Left Fielder |
Leo Burke | Right Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Gene Oliver | Catcher |
Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 25, 1963
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Sadecki
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sadecki
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Sadecki
Cook takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Sadecki
There's a wild pitch. Cook moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Sadecki
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jackson
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Cook settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jackson
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Jackson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Jackson
James strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Sadecki
Hunt hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Sadecki
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Sadecki
Moran hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Jackson
Burke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Jackson
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Jackson
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Burke moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sadecki vs. Jackson
Sadecki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to home to get Burke. Javier moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flood vs. Jackson
Flood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Flood reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. Oliver scores. There goes Sadecki trying to get to home. Piersall throws the ball in to Moran who relays the ball to Sherry, who tags Sadecki, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Jackson
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Jackson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Sadecki
Sherry hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sadecki
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Sadecki
Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Jackson
James hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Jackson
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moran. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Jackson
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Jackson
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sadecki
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cook vs. Sadecki
Cook hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Sadecki
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Sadecki
Hunt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadecki vs. Jackson
Sadecki strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jackson
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jackson
There goes Flood. The throw from Sherry, and Moran drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jackson
There goes Groat. The throw from Sherry and he is out, Moran applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jackson
White strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Sadecki
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Sadecki
Moran strikes out. There goes Kranepool. The throw from Oliver to Groat, and Kranepool is out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Sadecki
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jackson
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Bearnarth
Larry Bearnarth now pitching.
James bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunt covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Bearnarth
There's a wild pitch. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burke vs. Bearnarth
Burke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Bearnarth
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearnarth vs. Sadecki
Bearnarth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Sadecki
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Sadecki covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sadecki
Neal hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bearnarth
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Bearnarth
Sadecki bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Bearnarth
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Bearnarth
There goes Flood. The throw from Sherry and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Bearnarth
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Bearnarth
White hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Sadecki
Cook takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Sadecki
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Sadecki
Hunt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cook moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Sadecki
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cook scores. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moran vs. Sadecki
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Hunt scores. Kranepool moves to third. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Fanok
Harry Fanok now pitching. Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Norm Sherry.
There's a wild pitch. Kranepool scores. Moran moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Fanok
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Fanok
Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Choo Choo Coleman pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth.
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Fanok
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hook
Choo Choo Coleman now catching. Jay Hook now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hunt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hunt. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
James vs. Hook
James strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Hook
Stan Musial pinch hits for Leo Burke.
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Hook
Duke Carmel pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Javier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Javier reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. Carmel moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Hook
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Cook settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carmel tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fanok vs. Hook
Fanok is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Fanok
Duke Carmel now playing right field.
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cook vs. Fanok
Cook hits a fly ball into right field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Fanok
Hickman takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Bauta
Ed Bauta now pitching.
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hook
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hook
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hook
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bauta
Kranepool is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Bauta
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Bauta
Tim Harkness pinch hits for Jay Hook.
Harkness hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/25/1963 -- New York at St.Louis (D) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 5 2 3 2 Neal C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 1 Cook C, lf 2 1 0 0 White B, 1b 5 0 1 1 Hickman J, rf 3 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 2 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 1 1 0 James C, lf 3 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 2 1 Burke L, rf 3 0 2 0 Moran A, ss 4 0 0 1 Musial S, ph 0 0 0 0 Sherry N, c 2 0 0 0 Carmel D, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Taylor S, ph 0 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Kanehl R, pr 0 0 0 0 Oliver G, c 1 1 0 1 Hook J, p 0 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 3 0 0 0 Harkness T, ph 1 0 0 0 Fanok H, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson A, p 1 0 0 0 Bauta E, p 0 0 0 0 Bearnarth L, p 1 0 0 0 Coleman C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 3 3 2 32 6 12 6 New York 000 000 300 -- 3 St.Louis 030 100 20x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jackson A (L)* 4.0 9 4 4 3 6 Bearnarth L 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Hook J 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Sadecki R (W) 6.1 3 3 2 3 6 Fanok H 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 Bauta E (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th E -- Moran A 2, Groat D, Hunt R DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- New York 5, St.Louis 9 2B -- Groat D, Flood C, Javier J SB -- Flood C 2 CS -- Groat D, Kranepool E SH -- James C SF -- Oliver G WP -- Sadecki R, Bearnarth L, Fanok H T -- 2:51 A -- 5755
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