St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 8, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 0 2 0
White 1b 3 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
James lf 4 2 3 0
Lewis rf 4 1 2 1
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Clemens ph 0 0 0 0
  Buchek 2b 1 0 0 0
Broglio p 1 0 1 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 1 1 3
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl cf 4 1 3 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Harkness 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 3 1 0 1
  Taylor c 1 0 1 0
Gonder c 3 0 3 1
  Smith D. pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Altman rf 4 2 2 1
Smith C. 3b 0 0 0 0
  Samuel 3b 3 0 0 0
Moran ss 3 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 0 0 0 0
Fisher p 3 0 1 1
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 12 5
St. Louis 000 001 0304100
New York 200 000 2015122
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio   5.0 4 2 2 0 4
  Taylor   1.2 5 2 2 0 2
  Burdette   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Shantz  L (1-3) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
12
5
5
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   7.2 10 4 4 3 8
  Bearnarth  W (1-3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
8

  E–Samuel (3), Moran (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis James (3,off Fisher), New York Altman (2,off Taylor).  3B–St. Louis Lewis (1,off Fisher), New York Gonder (1,off Broglio).  HR–St. Louis Warwick (3,8th inning off Fisher 2 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Samuel (2,off Shantz).  IBB–Hickman (1,by Shantz).  Team–6.  SB–Hunt (2,2nd base off Broglio/McCarver).  WP–Fisher (2).  IBB–Shantz (3,Hickman).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–3:05.  A–32,386.
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