Mets @ Giants
August 8, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 9 2
Giants 1 6 1
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Mets 5 9 2
Giants 2 7 1

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .318
OBP .000 .357
At Bats 3 440
Hits 0 140
• Singles 0 99
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 81

Roger Craig Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 17 2
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Candlestick Park - August 8, 1962
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Home Run
Roger Craig
Choo Choo Coleman
Marv Throneberry
Rod Kanehl
Felix Mantilla
Charlie Neal
Joe Christopher
Jim Hickman
Richie Ashburn
Orlando Cepeda
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Christopher now playing left field. Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out.
Top 9 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Neal moves to second.
Top 9 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda.
Top 9 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mike McCormick now pitching. Craig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Carl Boles pinch hits for Bob Garibaldi. Boles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kanehl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garibaldi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hiller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Jim Hickman now playing center field. Richie Ashburn now playing right field. Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hiller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Neal strikes out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bob Garibaldi now pitching. Craig is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Tom Haller pinch hits for Jim Duffalo. Haller 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.
Bottom 5 Pagan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jim Duffalo now pitching. Kanehl is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Throneberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Bolin covering. Safe.
Top 5 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Neal. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Craig hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kanehl strikes out.
Top 4 Mantilla hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn 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.
Bottom 3 Bolin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pagan 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 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out.
Top 3 Throneberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Throneberry reaches second base with a double. Woodling scores. Thomas moves to third.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Top 3 Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mantilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kanehl hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kanehl settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas is hit by the pitch. Woodling moves to second.
Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Neal strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.