May 3, 1963 San Francisco Giants at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 5
@CHW 2 BAL 8
@DET 5 KCA 3
BOS 1 CLE 2
@LAA 1 NYY 4
@MIN 3
(10) CIN 6
STL 0 CHC 10
@MLN 7 SFG 5
@NYM 3 PHI 4
HOU 3 PIT 13
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 49,431

Friday, May 3, 1963
Time of Game: 2:43

Giants

14-9

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  2   0  0  0   2  1  0    5 10  1
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  6  0

W: J Fisher (2-2), L: J Hook (0-4)

Mets

8-13

Lost 1

9th, 6 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .476    0    0   0   
  E Bowman 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   1   SH
F Alou RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .384 1.035    0    2   0   3B,SF
W McCovey LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .988    0    1   0   HBP
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .247  .809    0    2   0   2B
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .919    0   11   0   
E Bailey C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .333 1.083    0    7   1   
J Amalfitano 2B-3B            4   1   2   1    0   0  .179  .421    0    0   5   2B
J Pagan SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .466    0    3   1   
J Fisher P                    2   0   1   2    1   0  .250  .833    0    1   2   2B,SH
Totals                       34   5  10   5    1   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Fisher (2, off J Hook); W Mays (4, off J Hook); J Amalfitano (1, off J Hook).

3B: F Alou (2, off J Hook).

SF: F Alou (1, off J Hook).

SH: J Fisher (1, off J Hook); E Bowman (1, off D Rowe).

HBP: W McCovey (1, by J Hook).

TB: J Amalfitano 3; F Alou 3; E Bailey 2; J Fisher 2; W Mays 2; J Pagan; O Cepeda; H Kuenn.

RBI: J Fisher 2 (3); J Amalfitano (1); F Alou (13); W Mays (8).

2-out RBI: J Amalfitano; W Mays.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Pagan.

E: H Kuenn (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Neal 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .524    0    1   2   
R Hunt 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .327  .881    0    3   4   
D Snider LF                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .242  .811    0    1   0   2·HR,2B
E Kranepool RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .702    0    0   0   
T Harkness 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .400    0   13   3   
J Hickman CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .295  .979    0    3   0   
C Coleman C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .152  .416    0    3   2   
A Moran SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .528    0    2   4   CS
J Hook P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476    0    1   1   
  T Stallard P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Throneberry PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .481    0    0   0   
  D Rowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    1   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Snider (2, off J Fisher).

HR: D Snider 2 (5, 2 off J Fisher; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D Snider 10; R Hunt 2; A Moran.

RBI: D Snider 3 (12).

2-out RBI: D Snider.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Moran (4, 2nd base by J Fisher/E Bailey).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fisher, W (2-2)              9     6   3   3    1   7   2   2.97   33     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 6     69    -     1.12   0.17
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   7   2          33     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 6           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Hook, L (0-4)                7.2  10   5   5    0   2   0   6.32   34     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2·10     41    -     1.09  -0.35
T Stallard                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.82    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.01
D Rowe                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.21    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   2   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 2·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Hook (1; W McCovey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 49,431.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          New York Mets                        
1. H Kuenn              3B    1. C Neal               3B 
2. F Alou               RF    2. R Hunt               2B 
3. W McCovey            LF    3. D Snider             LF 
4. W Mays               CF    4. E Kranepool          RF 
5. O Cepeda             1B    5. T Harkness           1B 
6. E Bailey             C     6. J Hickman            CF 
7. J Amalfitano         2B    7. C Coleman            C  
8. J Pagan              SS    8. A Moran              SS 
9. J Fisher             P     9. J Hook               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  1--     -23%  40% D Snider        J Fisher        Double to RF; Hunt Scores
   t 7   1  2-2  -23      20%  85% J Fisher        J Hook          Double to LF; Amalfitano Scores; Bailey Scores
   t 7   0  2-2  1--      18%  74% J Amalfitano    J Hook          Double to LF; Bailey to 3B
   t 3   2  1-1  12-      14%  64% W Mays          J Hook          Double to CF; McCovey to 3B; Kuenn Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  ---     -12%  37% D Snider        J Fisher        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Hook facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  F Alou          Triple to LF
   O      --3      49%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      46%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Hunt          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      37%  D Snider        Home Run
   O      ---      38%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Jay Hook facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      34%  E Bailey        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      33%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  T Harkness      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      36%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  C Coleman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Jay Hook facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  J Pagan         Single to RF
   O      1--      40%  J Fisher        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Pagan to 2B
          -2-      46%  H Kuenn         Single to RF; Pagan to 3B
   RO     1-3      49%  F Alou          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuenn to 2B; Pagan Scores
          -2-      50%  W McCovey       Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      64%  W Mays          Double to CF; McCovey to 3B; Kuenn Scores
   O      -23      58%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Fisher facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  A Moran         Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  J Hook          Moran Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      63%  " "             Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      64%  C Neal          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Hook facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      60%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Fisher facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  R Hunt          Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hunt to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hunt to 3B
   O      --3      66%  T Harkness      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Hook facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  J Fisher        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  H Kuenn         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Fisher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  C Coleman       Strikeout
          ---      62%  A Moran         Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Moran to 3B
   O      --3      68%  J Hook          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Hook facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  W Mays          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      63%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  C Neal          Strikeout
          ---      63%  R Hunt          Single to RF
   R      1--      40%  D Snider        Double to RF; Hunt Scores
   OO     -2-      50%  E Kranepool     Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Jay Hook facing 6-7-8
          ---      56%  E Bailey        Single
          1--      74%  J Amalfitano    Double to LF; Bailey to 3B
   O      -23      66%  J Pagan         Foul Flyball: C
   RR     -23      85%  J Fisher        Double to LF; Amalfitano Scores; Bailey Scores
   O      -2-      84%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 1B-P; Fisher to 3B
   O      --3      81%  F Alou          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
                  Ernie Bowman replaces Harvey Kuenn playing 2B batting 1st; Joey Amalfitano moves to 3B
   O      ---      85%  T Harkness      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  J Hickman       Strikeout
          ---      85%  C Coleman       Walk
   O      1--      88%  A Moran         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jay Hook facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  W Mays          Popfly: SS
          ---      87%  O Cepeda        Single to RF
          1--      89%  E Bailey        Single to RF; Cepeda to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  J Amalfitano    Single (CF-RF); Bailey to 2B; Cepeda Scores
                  Tracy Stallard replaces Jay Hook pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Jack Fisher facing 9-1-2
                  Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Tracy Stallard batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  M Throneberry   Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  C Neal          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Rowe facing 9-1-2
                  Don Rowe replaces Marv Throneberry pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Fisher        Walk
   O      1--      98%  E Bowman        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Fisher to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      97%  W McCovey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Jack Fisher facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      93%  D Snider        Home Run
   O      ---      96%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  T Harkness      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Mets 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation