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Mets
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 5, 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 September 5, 1963 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 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 | September 5, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Grover Powell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 7,840 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Frank Walsh |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
Tim Harkness | First Baseman |
Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Pumpsie Green | Third Baseman |
Dick Smith | Left Fielder |
Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
Al Moran | Shortstop |
Grover Powell | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
George Altman | Right Fielder |
Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 5, 1963
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Simmons
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Simmons
Harkness 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: ---
Hunt vs. Simmons
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Powell
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Powell
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Powell
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Powell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. Groat scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Powell
Musial hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Simmons
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Simmons
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Simmons
There goes Smith. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Powell
Flood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. Flood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarver vs. Powell
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altman vs. Powell
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Powell
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Powell
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran misplays the ball. That's an error on Moran. Flood scores. Simmons moves to third. Javier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Powell
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Simmons
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Simmons
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Simmons
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Simmons
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Powell
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Powell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green juggles the ball. That's an error on Green. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Powell
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Powell
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Powell
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Altman vs. Powell
Altman takes first base on ball four. Boyer scores. Flood moves to third. McCarver moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Bauta
Ed Bauta now pitching.
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Simmons
Harkness hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Simmons covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Simmons
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Simmons
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Bauta
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bauta
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bauta
White strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Simmons
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Simmons
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Simmons
Moran 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 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bauta
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Bauta
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Bauta
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Bauta
McCarver hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Simmons
Gary Kolb now playing left field. Joe Christopher pinch hits for Ed Bauta.
Christopher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Simmons
Kranepool is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Simmons
Harkness hits a fly ball into left field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Craig
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Craig
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig juggles the ball. That's an error on Craig. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Dillon
Steve Dillon now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness fields it and throws to second for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Dillon
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Simmons
Hunt 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: ---
Hickman vs. Simmons
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Simmons
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Dillon
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Dillon
Kolb 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--
Flood vs. Dillon
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kolb moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Dillon
McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hickman who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. Kolb scores. Flood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altman vs. Dillon
There go the runners. The throw from Cannizzaro to Green. The throw back to home, and McCarver is out at the plate. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Dillon
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harkness scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Simmons
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Simmons
Joe Hicks pinch hits for Al Moran.
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carmel vs. Simmons
Duke Carmel pinch hits for Steve Dillon.
Carmel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cannizzaro moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kranepool vs. Simmons
Kranepool 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
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Anderson
Ted Schreiber now playing shortstop. Craig Anderson now pitching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Anderson
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schreiber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Anderson
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Anderson
There's a wild pitch. Javier scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Anderson
The ball gets by Cannizzaro for a passed ball. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Anderson
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Anderson
Boyer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolb vs. Anderson
Dal Maxvill pinch runs for Ken Boyer.
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Anderson
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. Kolb moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Hook
Jay Hook now pitching.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kolb scores. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Altman vs. Hook
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harkness vs. Simmons
Dal Maxvill now playing third base.
Harkness hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Simmons
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Simmons
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Kolb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1963 -- New York at St.Louis (N) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Kranepool E, rf 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 5 1 0 0 Harkness T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 2 1 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 0 0 0 White B, 1b 5 1 2 1 Hickman J, cf 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 0 1 Green P, 3b 3 0 2 0 Maxvill D, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Smith D, lf 3 0 1 0 Musial S, lf 3 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 3 0 3 0 Kolb G, lf 2 2 1 0 Moran A, ss 2 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 5 2 5 1 Hicks J, ph 1 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 5 0 3 3 Schreiber T, ss 0 0 0 0 Altman G, rf 4 0 1 1 Powell G, p 1 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 3 0 1 0 Bauta E, p 0 0 0 0 Christopher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Craig R, p 0 0 0 0 Dillon S, p 0 0 0 0 Carmel D, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson C, p 0 0 0 0 Hook J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 6 0 40 9 14 7 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis 111 000 24x -- 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Powell G (L) 2.2 4 3 1 3 2 Bauta E 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 Craig R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Dillon S 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 Anderson C 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 Hook J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Simmons C (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 7 E -- Moran A, Green P, Craig R DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- New York 4, St.Louis 11 2B -- Green P 3B -- Flood C, McCarver T CS -- Smith D, McCarver T WP -- Anderson C PB -- Cannizzaro C T -- 2:35 A -- 7840
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