New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 17, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 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 0, San Francisco Giants 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Smith D. 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Harkness 1b 0 0 0 0
Kanehl 2b 4 0 1 0
Taylor lf 4 0 0 0
Hickman rf 4 0 0 0
Christopher cf 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Smith C. 3b 2 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hart 3b 4 2 2 1
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
McCovey lf 4 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 2 1 3
Davenport 2b 3 0 1 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Pagan ss 3 0 0 1
Hendley p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6
New York 000 000 000031
San Francisco 013 000 02x660
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-5) 7.0 4 4 4 2 5
  Sturdivant   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
2
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hendley  W (3-3) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
5

  E–C Smith (6).  2B–New York Kanehl (3,off Hendley); Cannizzaro (1,off Hendley).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (2,3rd inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 out); Hart (3,8th inning off Sturdivant 0 on, 0 out); McCovey (7,8th inning off Sturdivant 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–2.  CS–Pagan (2,3rd base by Jackson/Cannizzaro).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:15.
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