Milwaukee Braves vs New York Mets
May 14, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Braves 4, New York Mets 12

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maye cf 5 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 3 1 0 0
Torre 1b 4 1 2 1
Bailey c 4 1 1 0
Carty lf 3 1 2 2
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 0
Menke ss 3 0 1 1
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Smith D. 1b 5 3 3 0
Kanehl cf 4 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 2 3 3
Thomas lf 4 2 2 1
Gonder c 3 1 0 0
Christopher rf 4 2 2 3
McMillan ss 4 0 1 2
Smith C. 3b 3 0 2 0
Cisco p 4 1 1 2
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 15 11
Milwaukee 021 001 000471
New York 300 216 00x12151
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (2-3) 4.1 9 6 6 4 4
  Niekro   0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Smith   0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Hoeft   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
6
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  W (1-2) 6.1 7 4 3 3 3
  Sturdivant  SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
7

  E–Mathews (2), C Smith (5).  DP–Milwaukee 3.  2B–Milwaukee Torre (8,off Cisco); Bailey (4,off Cisco); Menke (5,off Cisco), New York D Smith 3 (4,off Spahn 2,off Niekro); Hunt (8,off Spahn).  HR–New York Christopher (2,5th inning off Spahn 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Menke (3,off Cisco).  Team LOB–7.  SH–McMillan (1,off Smith).  HBP–Hunt (3,by Spahn).  IBB–Thomas (1,by Spahn); Gonder (1,by Smith); C Smith (1,by Smith).  Team–7.  SB–Aaron (6,2nd base off Cisco/Gonder).  WP–Cisco (2).  HBP–Spahn (2,Hunt).  IBB–Spahn (2,Thomas); Smith 2 (3,Gonder,C Smith).  U-HP–Al Forman, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:41.  A–5,270.
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