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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Mets 4

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St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Mets 4

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Game Played on Wednesday, April 11, 1962 (N) at Busch Stadium I

NY  N    0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  3
STL N    2  0  3    0  1  4    0  1  x  -  11 16  1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ashburn cf                    5   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Mantilla ss                   4   1   1   0       1   0       4   1
Neal 2b                       4   1   3   2       0   0       1   4
Thomas lf                     3   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Bell rf                       3   0   1   0       1   0       2   3
Hodges 1b                     4   1   1   1       0   1       8   1
Zimmer 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Landrith c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Craig p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bouchee ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Moorhead p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moford p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Labine p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Marshall ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4       4   2      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Mantilla (1), Neal (1), Landrith (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Mantilla (1,off Jackson).
HR: Hodges (1,4th inning off Jackson 0 on 0 out); Neal (1,5th inning off Jackson
0 on 1 out).
SF: Thomas (1,off Jackson).
GDP: Thomas (1,off Jackson); Hodges (1,off Jackson).
Team LOB: 7.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flood cf                      4   3   2   1       0   0       5   0
Javier 2b                     5   3   4   1       0   0       3   4
White 1b                      4   1   2   3       0   0       9   0
Musial rf                     3   1   3   2       1   0       2   0
  Landrum rf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Boyer 3b                      4   0   1   2       0   0       1   3
Minoso lf                     4   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
Oliver c                      4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Gotay ss                      4   1   0   0       0   0       1   2
Jackson p                     4   1   1   1       0   0       0   1
Totals                       37  11  16  11       1   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Jackson-Javier-White, Gotay-Javier-White.
E: Boyer (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Musial (1,off Craig); Boyer (1,off Moorhead); Oliver 2 (2,off Moorhead,off
Moford).
SF: Flood (1,off Moorhead); White (1,off Moorhead).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Flood 2 (2,2nd base off Craig/Landrith,2nd base off Labine/Landrith); Javier
(1,2nd base off Moorhead/Landrith).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Craig L(0-1)                  3     8   5   5   0   1   0  15
Moorhead                      3     6   5   2   1   1   0  16
Moford                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Labine                        1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        8    16  11   7   1   2   0  40
BK: Craig (1).
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jackson W(1-0)                9     8   4   4   4   2   2  38

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Al Forman
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 16147
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Ashburn             cf        Flood               cf
2. Mantilla            ss        Javier              2b
3. Neal                2b        White               1b
4. Thomas              lf        Musial              rf
5. Bell                rf        Boyer               3b
6. Hodges              1b        Minoso              lf
7. Zimmer              3b        Oliver              c
8. Landrith            c         Gotay               ss
9. Craig               p         Jackson             p

METS 1ST: First game for NY Mets franchise; Ashburn flied
to center; Mantilla grounded out (third to first); Neal lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Flood flied to center; Javier singled to left;
White singled to right [Javier to third]; Musial singled to left
[Javier scored, White to second]; Craig balked [White to third,
Musial to second]; Boyer grounded out (third to first) [White
scored]; Minoso popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

METS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled
to center; Hodges popped to third; Zimmer singled to center
[Bell to second]; Landrith popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Gotay grounded out (third to
first); Jackson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 2.

METS 3RD: Craig was called out on strikes; Ashburn singled to
left; Mantilla walked [Ashburn to second]; Neal singled to right
[Ashburn scored, Mantilla to third]; Thomas out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Mantilla scored]; Bell flied to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Flood singled to left; Flood stole second; Javier
singled to left [Flood to third]; White singled to right [Flood
scored, Javier to third]; Musial doubled to right [Javier
scored, White out at home (right to second to catcher)]; Boyer
grounded out (third to first); Minoso singled to right [Musial
scored, Minoso out at second (right to first to second to
third)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 5.

METS 4TH: Hodges homered to left; Zimmer grounded out (second to
first); Landrith flied to left; BOUCHEE BATTED FOR CRAIG;
Bouchee walked; Ashburn grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: MOORHEAD REPLACED BOUCHEE (PITCHING); Oliver
lined to shortstop; Debut game for Bob Moorhead; Gotay
grounded out (second to first); Jackson flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

METS 5TH: Mantilla lined to center; Neal homered to left; Thomas
reached on an error by Boyer [Thomas to first]; Bell flied to
left; Hodges struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Flood singled to left; Javier grounded out (first
unassisted) [Flood to second]; White popped to shortstop; Musial
walked; Boyer doubled to right [Flood scored, Musial to third];
Minoso struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

METS 6TH: Zimmer grounded out (third to first); Landrith
grounded out (second to first); Moorhead popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oliver doubled to left; Gotay reached on an error
by Neal [Oliver to third, Gotay to first]; Jackson singled to
center [Oliver scored, Gotay to third, Jackson to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Flood out on a sacrifice fly to right [Gotay
scored (unearned), Jackson to third]; Javier singled to left
[Jackson scored (unearned)]; Javier stole second [Javier to
third (error by Landrith)]; White out on a sacrifice fly to
right [Javier scored (unearned)]; Musial singled to right
[Musial out at second (right to shortstop)]; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

METS 7TH: LANDRUM REPLACED MUSIAL (PLAYING RF); Ashburn popped
to catcher in foul territory; Mantilla doubled to left; Neal
singled to center [Mantilla to third]; Thomas grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Neal out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 7TH: MOFORD REPLACED MOORHEAD (PITCHING); Boyer lined
to second; Minoso grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
doubled to left; Gotay lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

METS 8TH: Bell walked; Hodges grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; Zimmer
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: LABINE REPLACED MOFORD (PITCHING); Jackson flied
to center; Flood reached on an error by Mantilla; Flood stole
second; Javier singled to third [Flood to third]; White forced
Javier (second to shortstop) [Flood scored (unearned)]; Landrum
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 4, Cardinals 11.

METS 9TH: Landrith flied to center; MARSHALL BATTED FOR LABINE;
Marshall walked; Ashburn flied to center; Mantilla grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             4   8   3    7
 Cardinals       11  16   1    5
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