September 10, 1963 San Francisco Giants at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
@CHW 1 KCA 2
NYY 0 LAA 6
BOS 5
(10) MIN 5
CLE 4 WSA 9
DET 8 DET 4
@WSA 1 CIN 4
MLN 3 NYM 4
SFG 2 PHI 16
HOU 0 LAD 4
@PIT 2 STL 8
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 14,945

Tuesday, September 10, 1963
Time of Game: 2:42

Giants

78-67

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  1
Mets            2  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  X    4 11  0

W: C Willey (9-12), L: B O'Dell (12-8)

Mets

48-97

Won 3

10th, 39½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .799    0    1   0   
C Hiller 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .557    0    0   0   
W McCovey LF                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .280  .911    0    0   0   HR
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .941    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .308  .902    0    9   0   HR
T Haller C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .790    0    8   2   
J Davenport 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .614    0    3   2   
J Pagan SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .561    0    2   3   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B O'Dell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .465         0   0   
  G Perry P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500    0    0   1   
  N Larker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .518    0    0   0   
  J Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .360         0   0   
  B Garibaldi P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  M Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .335    0    0   0   
  E Bowman SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .395         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    0   4                    24  10

BATTING

HR: O Cepeda (29, off C Willey; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W McCovey (38, off C Willey; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: W McCovey 6; O Cepeda 4; C Hiller; T Haller.

RBI: W McCovey (90); O Cepeda (85).

2-out RBI: O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Garibaldi-T Haller-O Cepeda.

E: F Alou (5).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Christopher RF              3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .631    0    3   0   CS,HBP,SH
P Green 3B                    3   2   2   0    2   1  .368  .959    0    1   3   
R Hunt 2B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .265  .713    0    1   1   2B,HBP
J Hickman LF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .232  .700    0    3   0   HR
T Harkness 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .206  .634    0   11   1   2B
D Smith CF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .217  .550    0    0   0   SB,CS,IW
C Cannizzaro C                2   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .718    0    3   0   
  D Carmel PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .713    0    0   0   IW
  C Coleman C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .475    0    3   0   
A Moran SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .490    0    1   1   GDP
C Willey P                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .102  .300    0    1   5   
Totals                       31   4  11   4    6   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Hunt (22, off R Herbel); T Harkness (8, off B O'Dell).

HR: J Hickman (16, off J Fisher; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Christopher (2, off G Perry).

IBB: D Carmel (2, by B Garibaldi); D Smith (2, by B O'Dell).

HBP: R Hunt (12, by B Garibaldi); J Christopher (3, by B O'Dell).

TB: J Hickman 5; R Hunt 3; T Harkness 3; D Smith 2; P Green 2; J Christopher.

GIDP: A Moran (6).

RBI: J Hickman 2 (49); T Harkness (38); R Hunt (38).

2-out RBI: R Hunt.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Smith (3, 2nd base off B Garibaldi/T Haller).

CS: D Smith (2, Home by B Garibaldi/T Haller); J Christopher (3, 2nd base by B O'Dell/T Haller).

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
B O'Dell, L (12-8)             1.1   5   2   2    2   2   0   3.06   11     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 5     36    -     1.16  -0.20
G Perry                        2.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   4.37   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.98   0.11
J Fisher                       0     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.58    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.50  -0.08
B Garibaldi                    3     3   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          1-0    0.41   0.05
R Herbel                       1     1   1   1    1   1   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.12  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   4   4    6   6   1          40     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0·11          3-0

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
C Willey, W (9-12)             9     6   2   2    0   4   2   2.93   33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 6     71    -     0.82   0.37
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   4   2          33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 6           -

J Fisher faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Herbel (1).

IBB: B O'Dell (11; D Smith); B Garibaldi (1; D Carmel).

HBP: B O'Dell (7; J Christopher); B Garibaldi (1; R Hunt).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 14,945.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          New York Mets                        
1. F Alou               RF    1. J Christopher        RF 
2. C Hiller             2B    2. P Green              3B 
3. W McCovey            LF    3. R Hunt               2B 
4. W Mays               CF    4. J Hickman            LF 
5. O Cepeda             1B    5. T Harkness           1B 
6. T Haller             C     6. D Smith              CF 
7. J Davenport          3B    7. C Cannizzaro         C  
8. J Pagan              SS    8. A Moran              SS 
9. B O'Dell             P     9. C Willey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      12%  81% T Harkness      B O'Dell        Double to CF; Hickman to 3B; Hunt Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       7%  69% J Hickman       B O'Dell        Single to CF; Hunt to 2B; Green Scores
   b 5   0  0-2  ---       7%  90% J Hickman       J Fisher        Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  1--       7%  62% R Hunt          B O'Dell        Single to RF; Green to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  52% P Green         B O'Dell        Christopher Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Willey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      54%  C Hiller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Christopher   Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      52%  P Green         Christopher Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      55%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      62%  R Hunt          Single to RF; Green to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  J Hickman       Single to CF; Hunt to 2B; Green Scores
   R      12-      81%  T Harkness      Double to CF; Hickman to 3B; Hunt Scores
          -23      82%  D Smith         Intentional Walk
   O      123      77%  C Cannizzaro    Strikeout Looking
   O      123      72%  A Moran         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Willey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  W Mays          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      76%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      77%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Billy O'Dell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  C Willey        Strikeout Looking
          ---      77%  J Christopher   Single
          1--      79%  P Green         Walk; Christopher to 2B
                  Gaylord Perry replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th
          12-      83%  R Hunt          Walk; Christopher to 3B; Green to 2B
   O      123      78%  J Hickman       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      123      74%  T Harkness      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Willey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  J Pagan         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      78%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  D Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  C Cannizzaro    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  A Moran         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Willey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  C Hiller        Single to CF
          1--      70%  W McCovey       Single to CF; Hiller to 2B
   O      12-      75%  W Mays          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hiller to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  C Willey        Walk
   O      1--      82%  J Christopher   Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Willey to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  P Green         Strikeout
   O      -2-      78%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Willey facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  T Haller        Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  J Davenport     Strikeout
   O      1--      81%  J Pagan         Flyball: RF
                  Norm Larker pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th
   O      1--      83%  N Larker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
                  Jack Fisher replaces Norm Larker pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      90%  J Hickman       Home Run
          ---      91%  T Harkness      Single to CF
                  Bob Garibaldi replaces Jack Fisher pitching and batting 9th
          1--      95%  D Smith         Single to RF; Harkness to 3B/Adv on E9; Smith to 2B
                  Duke Carmel pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro batting 7th
          -23      96%  D Carmel        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      91%  A Moran         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Carmel to 2B; Smith to 3B
   O      -23      89%  C Willey        Smith Caught Stealing Hm (C)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Carl Willey facing 1-2-3
                  Choo Choo Coleman replaces Duke Carmel playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      91%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  C Hiller        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      91%  W McCovey       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Garibaldi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  C Willey        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  J Christopher   Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  P Green         Single to CF
          1--      93%  R Hunt          Hit By Pitch; Green to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Hickman       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Carl Willey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  T Haller        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  J Davenport     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Garibaldi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  T Harkness      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  D Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  C Coleman       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      95%  A Moran         Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Carl Willey facing 8-9-1
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Matty Alou pinch hits for Bob Garibaldi batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  M Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  F Alou          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Herbel facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Herbel replaces Jesus Alou pitching and batting 8th; Ernie Bowman replaces Matty Alou playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  C Willey        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  J Christopher   Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  P Green         Walk
          1--      98%  R Hunt          Wild Pitch; Green to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Double to LF; Green Scores
   O      -2-      99%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Carl Willey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  C Hiller        Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      99%  W McCovey       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYN196309100

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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