New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
May 3, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1964 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kranepool 1b 5 2 2 0
Elliot cf 3 0 1 0
  Hickman ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 2
Altman rf 5 1 1 0
Gonder c 5 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 1
Kanehl 3b 4 0 2 1
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
Fisher p 3 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Ruiz 3b 5 0 2 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Queen rf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 2 0
Harper lf 3 2 2 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 1 0
Purkey p 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 1 1 3
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 2
  Nuxhall pr 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
New York 011 020 1005111
Cincinnati 100 000 32x6124
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   6.1 6 3 3 2 4
  Wakefield   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Locke   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Bauta  L (0-2) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Bearnarth   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   5.0 6 4 2 0 4
  McCool   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Worthington  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Henry  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
0
5

  E–C Smith (4), Coleman (1), Cardenas 3 (7).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Kranepool (1,off Purkey); Hunt (6,off Purkey), Cincinnati Ruiz (3,off Fisher).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (3,1st inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out); Keough (2,7th inning off Wakefield 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Hunt (1,off Purkey); Locke (1,off Worthington).  SF–Thomas (1,off McCool).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Thomas (1,3rd base off Purkey/Edwards); Kanehl (2,2nd base off Purkey/Edwards).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:43.
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