San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 31, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 5 0 3 1
  Alou M. pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
Hart 3b 4 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 2 3 1
Davenport 2b 3 0 1 1
Alou J. rf 4 1 2 1
Garrido ss 3 0 1 0
Marichal p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl 2b 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Gonder c 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
  Smith D. pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
Hickman cf 4 1 2 3
Smith C. 3b 3 0 2 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
San Francisco 000 103 0015121
New York 030 000 000381
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (8-1) 9.0 8 3 3 0 7
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-7) 5.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Sturdivant   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Bearnarth   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
4

  E–Hart (9), Hickman (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Cepeda (5,off Jackson), New York C Smith (4,off Marichal).  HR–New York Hickman (3,2nd inning off Marichal 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Crandall (1,off Jackson); Garrido (1,off Bearnarth); Jackson (2,off Marichal).  SF–Davenport (1,off Sturdivant).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–C Smith (1,by Marichal).  Team–6.  SB–Cepeda (3,Home off Sturdivant/Gonder).  CS–Mays (2,2nd base by Sturdivant/Gonder).  HBP–Marichal (1,C Smith).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:29.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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