Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 6 1 1 0
Brock rf 6 0 2 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 5 2 3 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 3 1
Bertell c 4 1 2 1
Cowan cf 5 0 2 0
Ellsworth p 4 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 15 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Smith 1b 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 1
Hickman cf 4 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 0 0 0
Kanehl 3b 4 0 3 0
Moran ss 2 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Samuel ss 1 0 0 0
Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 1 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro ph 1 0 0 0
  Hinsley p 0 0 0 0
  Harkness ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Chicago 040 010 0005150
New York 000 000 010171
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  L (0-2) 2.1 6 4 1 1 2
  Wakefield   2.2 4 1 1 1 3
  Hinsley   2.0 4 0 0 1 1
  Locke   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
5
2
4
7

  E–Hickman (1).  2B–New York Kanehl (1,off Ellsworth).  3B–Chicago Brock (1,off Wakefield); Banks (1,off Wakefield).  HR–New York Hunt (1,8th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bertell (1,off Wakefield).  Team LOB–15.  Team–8.  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:48.  A–8,025.
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