1962 NL Game: SF @ NY

 August 23, 1962

    San Francisco's Juan Marichal joined Cincinnati's Bob Purkey (22-7) as the only 2 pitchers to reach 20 Wins so far this season in MLB. Marichal went the distance in the Giants 7-3 victory over the NY Mets. He also helped his cause at the plate by going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI and a Run Scored. Marichal's record now stands at 20-7 with a 3.12 ERA.

BOXSCORE: 1962 San Francisco Giants At 1962 New York Mets           8/23/1962
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Kuenn 3B          4  1  0  0 .273     R.Ashburn RF        3  1  1  3 .327  
  C.Boles LF          6  0  3  1 .571     C.Neal SS           2  0  0  0 .278  
  W.Mays CF           6  0  1  1 .298     W.Hunter P          0  0  0  0 .278  
  O.Cepeda 1B         6  1  2  2 .295     F.Mantilla 3B       4  0  2  0 .256  
  F.Alou RF           5  0  2  0 .339     F.Thomas LF         3  0  1  0 .251  
  J.Orsino C          3  2  1  0 .174     M.Throneberry 1B    4  0  0  0 .243  
  J.Pagan SS          5  2  3  0 .238     C.Coleman C         4  0  0  0 .167  
  E.Bowman 2B         2  0  0  1 .167     R.Kanehl 2B         3  1  1  0 .198  
  J.Marichal P        4  1  3  2 .286   C-J.Christopher PH    1  0  0  0 .271  
                                          J.Hickman CF        4  1  1  0 .242  
                                          A.Jackson P         1  0  0  0 .193  
                                        A-C.Cannizzaro PH     1  0  0  0 .266  
                                          R.Daviault P        0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-E.Chacon PH,SS      2  0  0  0 .263  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  7 15  7                 Totals      32  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Daviault In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kanehl In 9th Inning
 
Giants.......... 1 2 1  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  7 15  1
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  3  6  1
 
Giants (83-44)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Marichal WIN(20-7)      9       6   3   3   3   3   1   3.12
Totals                    9       6   3   3   3   3   1
 
Mets (36-92)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Jackson LOSS(12-10)     5       9   4   4   3   3   1   4.15
R.Daviault                2       2   1   1   3   3   0   7.06
W.Hunter                  2       4   2   2   1   1   0   7.62
Totals                    9      15   7   7   7   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,525 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:15  Mets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1  Mets: 1
ERRORS- H.Kuenn, W.Hunter
DOUBLES- J.Pagan(28th), J.Marichal
HOME RUNS- O.Cepeda(27th), R.Ashburn(9th)
RBIs- C.Boles(2nd), W.Mays(95th), O.Cepeda-2(97th), E.Bowman(5th), J.Marichal-2,
      R.Ashburn-3(43rd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Kuenn(2nd), F.Alou(8th), J.Pagan(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Bowman
WALKS- H.Kuenn-2, J.Orsino-2, E.Bowman-2, J.Marichal, R.Ashburn, C.Neal-2
HIT BY PITCH- F.Thomas
STRIKE OUTS- C.Boles, W.Mays-2, J.Pagan, E.Bowman-2, J.Marichal, F.Thomas-2,
             E.Chacon
GIDP- J.Orsino
WILD PITCHES- J.Marichal, R.Daviault
2-out RBI- O.Cepeda, J.Marichal, R.Ashburn-3, C.Boles, W.Mays
RLISP 2-out- M.Throneberry-3, W.Mays, E.Bowman, J.Marichal-2, C.Boles-2,
             O.Cepeda
TEAM RISP- Giants: 6 for 19  Mets: 1 for 5
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: John Orsino blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Orlando Cepeda connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and Juan Marichal
completed the game without help from the bullpen as the San Francisco Giants
defeated the awful New York Mets 7 to 3 at Polo Grounds.
 
San Francisco claimed the early lead in the first inning plating one
baserunner.  San Francisco finished with 15 hits in the victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was Marichal(20-7) who allowed 3 runs for the game. Al
Jackson(12-10) took the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 3 walks
in 5 innings.