August 21, 1962
In a wild slugfest the New York Mets won in their last at bats, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-12. After the Pirates took a 12-10 lead in the top of the 9th, the Mets scored 6 in the bottom of the inning to win the ballgame. Frank Thomas had the big hit for NY, a grand slam homer. It was Thomas' 2nd homerun of the game and he ended up with 7 RBI on the day. The see-saw game lead changed hands 6 times before the Mets ended it in the 9th. The 28 runs scored are the most scored in a single game by 2 teams this season in the NL. There were a total of 35 hits in the game, 2nd most in a game this year.
BOXSCORE: 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1962 New York Mets 8/21/1962
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG
B.Virdon CF 5 1 2 2 .256 J.Christopher RF 5 3 1 2 .274
D.Groat SS 6 3 5 0 .296 C.Neal SS 6 1 2 1 .277
B.Skinner LF 4 2 3 3 .345 F.Mantilla 3B 5 2 2 1 .254
D.Stuart 1B 3 1 1 2 .263 F.Thomas LF 5 2 3 7 .253
D-D.Clendenon 1B 1 1 1 0 .333 J.Hickman CF 5 1 1 0 .245
B.Mazeroski 2B 5 1 1 1 .313 R.Herrscher 1B 5 2 3 0 .267
J.Logan 3B 5 0 0 1 .333 R.Kanehl 2B 4 1 2 0 .195
H.Goss RF 4 0 0 0 .238 H-M.Throneberry PH 1 0 0 0 .243
R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Cannizzaro C 2 1 1 1 .269
F-S.Burgess PH 1 0 1 2 .350 B-R.Ashburn PH 1 0 0 0 .329
G-D.Hoak PR 0 1 0 0 .224 C-C.Coleman C 1 1 1 1 .192
E.Francis P 0 0 0 0 .135 B.Moorhead P 3 1 2 2 .200
D.Leppert C 5 0 1 0 .172 B.Miller* P 0 0 0 0 .000
H.Haddix P 0 0 0 0 .270 E-E.Chacon PH 1 0 0 0 .265
D.Olivo P 2 1 1 0 .100 W.Hunter P 0 0 0 0 .278
A-R.Clemente RF 2 1 1 1 .320 I-G.Woodling PH 0 0 0 0 .243
J-J.Pignatano PR 0 1 0 0 .293
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Totals 43 12 17 12 Totals 44 16 18 15
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Olivo In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cannizzaro In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ashburn In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Stuart In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Miller* In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Face In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Burgess In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Kanehl In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Ran For Woodling In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 - 12 17 2
Mets............ 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 - 16 18 1
Pirates (70-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Haddix 1 2/3 6 4 4 1 3 2 4.11
D.Olivo 5 7 3 3 0 2 0 2.55
R.Face BS(4th) 1 1/3 2 3 3 0 0 1 3.21
E.Francis L(7-8) BS(1st) 0 2/3 3 6 1 1 1 1 3.51
Totals 8 2/3 18 16 11 2 6 4
Mets (36-90) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Moorhead 6 11 8 8 2 3 2 4.76
B.Miller* 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9.11
W.Hunter WIN(1-6) BS(1st) 1 5 4 4 0 0 0 7.58
Totals 9 17 12 12 3 4 2
ATTENDANCE- 4,904 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Bill Jackowski, Ed Sudol, Al Forman, Tom Gorman
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Mets: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Mets: 0
ERRORS- D.Stuart, E.Francis, R.Kanehl
DOUBLES- B.Skinner(28th), B.Mazeroski(18th), S.Burgess(17th)
TRIPLES- B.Skinner(7th)
HOME RUNS- B.Skinner(16th), D.Stuart(14th), J.Christopher(7th), C.Neal(11th),
F.Thomas-2(27th)
RBIs- B.Virdon-2(58th), B.Skinner-3(74th), D.Stuart-2(65th), B.Mazeroski(76th),
J.Logan(5th), S.Burgess-2(71st), R.Clemente(65th), J.Christopher-2(28th),
C.Neal(48th), F.Mantilla(43rd), F.Thomas-7(79th), C.Cannizzaro(6th),
C.Coleman(8th), B.Moorhead-2
STOLEN BASES- R.Clemente(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Groat
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Olivo
WALKS- B.Virdon, B.Skinner, D.Stuart, C.Cannizzaro, G.Woodling
HIT BY PITCH- J.Christopher, F.Mantilla, F.Thomas
STRIKE OUTS- B.Virdon, B.Skinner, D.Stuart, H.Goss, J.Christopher-2, C.Neal,
F.Mantilla, F.Thomas, R.Kanehl
GIDP- J.Hickman
WILD PITCHES- E.Francis, B.Moorhead
PASSED BALLS- D.Leppert, C.Cannizzaro
2-out RBI- J.Christopher-2, C.Neal, F.Thomas-7, R.Clemente, B.Virdon,
F.Mantilla
RLISP 2-out- D.Stuart, J.Hickman, H.Goss, J.Logan, B.Virdon, R.Ashburn-2,
B.Skinner
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 15 Mets: 6 for 11
Frank Thomas blasted 2 homeruns at Polo Grounds as the New York Mets pulled
off a dramatic comeback beating the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 16 to
12.
New York erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning when they
tallied 6 runs on 3 hits. The biggest moment was provided by Thomas who made
the crowd come alive when he emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun.
New York provided plenty of action in the 2nd inning when they had 4 runs on
4 hits and the 9th inning when they had 6 runs on 3 hits. A wild and woolly
affair, this game saw the lead change 6 times.
The victory went to Willard Hunter(1-6) who went 1 inning, allowing 4 runs.
Earl Francis(7-8) took the loss in relief. He pitched 2/3 of an inning
giving up 3 hits and 1 walk.
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