May 17, 1963 New York Mets at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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KCA 2
@BOS 0 MIN 11
@CLE 4 NYY 4
LAA 3 HOU 4
PHI 1 LAD 9
PIT 3 SFG 4
NYM 3
(11) STL 11
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 19,352

Friday, May 17, 1963
Time of Game: 3:38

Mets

15-21

Lost 2

10th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0   0  0    3  6  2
Giants          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    4  6  3

W: G Perry (1-1), L: R Craig (2-5)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Giants

23-13

Won 4

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Neal 3B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .223  .628    0    1   2   
R Hunt 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .314  .875    0    2   5   HR
C Cook RF                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .137  .440    0    0   0   
D Snider LF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .237  .801    0    1   0   
J Hickman CF                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .259  .845    0    2   0   
E Kranepool 1B                5   0   0   0    0   4  .225  .649    0   13   2   SB
C Cannizzaro C                3   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    6   0   
  T Harkness PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .651    0    0   0   
  N Sherry C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .116  .412    0    0   0   
A Moran SS                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .187  .441    0    5   6   
G Cisco P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .349    0    1   1   
  C Coleman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .550    0    0   0   
  R Craig P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .048         0   0   
Totals                       41   3   6   2    3  15                    31  16

BATTING

HR: R Hunt (3, off B Bolin; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: R Hunt 5; A Moran; C Cannizzaro; D Snider; C Neal.

RBI: A Moran (4); R Hunt (10).

2-out RBI: A Moran.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Neal-R Hunt-E Kranepool; E Kranepool-A Moran-E Kranepool.

E: C Neal (5); R Hunt (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Kranepool (1, 2nd base off G Perry/E Bailey).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                3   0   0   1    1   1  .240  .619    0    3   2   GDP
  M Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  G Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
F Alou RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .926    0    1   0   
W Mays CF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .269  .835    0    0   0   HR,HBP
W McCovey LF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .295  .936    0    1   0   HR,GDP
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .314  .911    0    9   0   
E Bailey C                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .313 1.001    0   16   0   
J Amalfitano 2B-3B            4   1   3   1    1   1  .188  .515    0    1   3   HR
J Pagan SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .215  .513    0    2   2   
B Pierce P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .100    0    0   1   
  D Larsen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B O'Dell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300    0    0   0   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400         0   0   
  H Kuenn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .417    0    0   0   
  E Bowman 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   2   
Totals                       36   4   6   4    6   6                    33  10

BATTING

HR: W Mays (7, off G Cisco; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W McCovey (7, off G Cisco; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); J Amalfitano (1, off R Craig; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: W Mays (1, by R Craig).

TB: J Amalfitano 6; W Mays 4; W McCovey 4; E Bailey.

GIDP: J Davenport (3); W McCovey (3).

RBI: J Amalfitano (5); W McCovey (17); W Mays (19); J Davenport (13).

2-out RBI: W McCovey; J Davenport; W Mays.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: O Cepeda 2 (8); W McCovey (4).

PITCHING

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
G Cisco                        9     5   3   3    6   6   2   3.43   38     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 5     65    -     1.19   0.16
R Craig, L (2-5)               1.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.59    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.23  -0.26
Totals                        10.1   6   4   4    6   6   3          43     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 1· 6           -

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 Pierce                       5.2   4   2   1    1   7   0   3.45   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 4     61    -     0.99   0.05
D Larsen, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.53    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.60   0.07
B Bolin, BS (1)                3     1   1   1    1   5   1   3.18   11     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.60   0.03
G Perry, W (1-1)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.10    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.24   0.24
Totals                        11     6   3   2    3  15   1          44     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Cisco (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Craig (3; W Mays).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Frank Walsh.

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 19,352.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. C Neal               3B    1. J Davenport          3B 
2. R Hunt               2B    2. F Alou               RF 
3. C Cook               RF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. D Snider             LF    4. W McCovey            LF 
5. J Hickman            CF    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. E Kranepool          1B    6. E Bailey             C  
7. C Cannizzaro         C     7. J Amalfitano         2B 
8. A Moran              SS    8. J Pagan              SS 
9. G Cisco              P     9. B Pierce             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   1  3-3  ---      43% 100% J Amalfitano    R Craig         Home Run
   b 9   0  3-3  ---      31%  93% J Pagan         G Cisco         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pagan to 3B/Adv on E4
   t 8   1  3-2  ---     -28%  54% R Hunt          B Bolin         Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 9   1  3-3  --3     -20%  62% M Alou          G Cisco         Groundout: 2B-1B
   t10   1  3-3  1--     -19%  31% R Hunt          G Perry         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Neal to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Neal          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Cook          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Galen Cisco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Davenport     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  F Alou          Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      63%  W Mays          Home Run
   R      ---      73%  W McCovey       Home Run
          ---      74%  O Cepeda        Walk
   O      1--      72%  E Bailey        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  D Snider        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      76%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Galen Cisco facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  J Amalfitano    Walk
   O      1--      78%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B; Amalfitano to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  B Pierce        Groundout: 2B-1B; Amalfitano to 3B
   O      --3      74%  J Davenport     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  C Cannizzaro    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  A Moran         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      79%  G Cisco         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Galen Cisco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  F Alou          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      76%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  C Neal          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Hunt          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  C Cook          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Galen Cisco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
          ---      81%  E Bailey        Single
          1--      83%  J Amalfitano    Single; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      80%  J Pagan         Strikeout Looking
          12-      81%  B Pierce        Wild Pitch; Amalfitano to 2B; Bailey to 3B
          -23      82%  " "             Walk
   R      123      89%  J Davenport     Walk; Bailey Scores; Amalfitano to 3B; Pierce to 2B
   O      123      86%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  D Snider        Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  E Kranepool     Strikeout Looking
          1--      86%  C Cannizzaro    Single to CF; Snider to 3B
   RR     1-3      68%  A Moran         Single (LF-CF); Snider Scores; Cannizzaro Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Moran to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  G Cisco         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Galen Cisco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      71%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B; McCovey to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  R Hunt          Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  C Cook          Flyball: 3B
          1--      69%  D Snider        Walk; Hunt to 2B
                  Don Larsen replaces Billy Pierce pitching and batting 9th
          12-      63%  J Hickman       Walk; Hunt to 3B; Snider to 2B
   O      123      76%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Galen Cisco facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  J Amalfitano    Single (CF-RF)
          1--      83%  J Pagan         Walk; Amalfitano to 2B
                  Billy O'Dell pinch hits for Don Larsen batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  B O'Dell        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Pagan to 2B
   OO     12-      72%  J Davenport     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Bobby Bolin facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  C Cannizzaro    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  A Moran         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      81%  G Cisco         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Galen Cisco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  F Alou          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      78%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Bobby Bolin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  C Neal          Strikeout
   R      ---      54%  R Hunt          Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      57%  C Cook          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      55%  D Snider        Walk
   O      1--      60%  J Hickman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Galen Cisco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  E Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Amalfitano    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Bobby Bolin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  Tim Harkness pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro batting 7th
   O      ---      59%  T Harkness      Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  A Moran         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Galen Cisco facing 8-9-1
                  Norm Sherry replaces Tim Harkness playing C batting 7th
          ---      93%  J Pagan         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pagan to 3B/Adv on E4
                  Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Bobby Bolin batting 9th
   O      --3      82%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Matty Alou pinch hits for Jim Davenport batting 1st
   O      --3      62%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      50%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Gaylord Perry replaces Matty Alou pitching and batting 1st; Ernie Bowman replaces Harvey Kuenn playing 2B batting 9th; Joey Amalfitano moves to 3B; Choo Choo Coleman pinch hits for Galen Cisco batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  C Coleman       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  C Neal          Single to RF
          1--      31%  R Hunt          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Neal to 3B
   O      1-3      49%  C Cook          Strikeout
   O      1-3      62%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Roger Craig facing 3-4-5
                  Roger Craig replaces Choo Choo Coleman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      70%  W Mays          Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      53%  W McCovey       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  O Cepeda        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  J Hickman       Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B)
   O      1--      50%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  N Sherry        Strikeout Looking
          1--      52%  A Moran         Kranepool Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Roger Craig facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      57%  E Bailey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---     100%  J Amalfitano    Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation