New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 16, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1964 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 4, San Francisco Giants 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Smith D. lf 7 0 1 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 7 1 1 0
Gonder c 5 0 3 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 2 0 1 0
Harkness 1b 7 1 0 0
Christopher cf 7 0 2 1
Hickman rf 6 1 1 0
McMillan ss 6 1 1 0
Smith C. 3b 5 0 3 1
Hinsley p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 1 1
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 57 4 14 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hart 3b 2 1 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Kuenn ph 1 0 1 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Alou M. rf 2 0 0 0
  Alou J. ph,rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 7 2 2 1
McCovey lf 6 1 2 1
Cepeda 1b 6 0 2 1
Haller c 6 1 1 0
Davenport 2b,3b 7 1 1 2
Pagan ss 5 0 1 0
Marichal p 3 0 0 0
  Hiller 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 53 6 10 5
New York 000 300 001 000 0004141
San Francisco 201 000 001 000 0026102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hinsley   3.0 3 3 2 1 4
  Locke   0.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Sturdivant   4.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Bearnarth   3.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Wakefield   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Cisco  L (1-3) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
14.2
10
6
5
7
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal   9.0 12 4 2 0 7
  Shaw   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Bolin   3.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Perry  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
15.0
14
4
2
2
9

  E–McMillan (3), Hart (6), Pagan (6).  DP–New York 2, San Francisco 2.  PB–Gonder (5).  2B–New York Gonder (4,off Marichal); D Smith (5,off Marichal); Hunt (9,off Marichal), San Francisco McCovey (4,off Sturdivant).  3B–San Francisco Mays (2,off Hinsley); McCovey (1,off Hinsley).  HR–San Francisco Mays (14,9th inning off Bearnarth 0 on, 2 out); Davenport (1,15th inning off Cisco 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Marichal (2,off Locke).  Team–11.  CS–D Smith (1,2nd base by Marichal/Haller).  WP–Hinsley (1).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–4:12.  A–12,172.
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