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)
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San Francisco Giants 8, New York Mets 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 5 1 0 0
  Perry p 3 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 1 1
  Hendley p 0 0 0 0
Alou J. rf 10 1 4 2
Mays cf,ss,cf 10 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 9 1 3 0
Haller c 10 1 4 1
Hiller 2b 8 1 1 1
Hart 3b 4 0 1 1
  Alou M. ph,cf,lf 6 0 0 0
Garrido ss 3 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Davenport ss,3b,ss 4 1 1 0
Bolin p 2 0 1 1
  MacKenzie p 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson ph,3b 4 1 0 0
Totals 81 8 17 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kanehl 2b 1 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 0 0
  Samuel 2b 7 0 2 0
McMillan ss 10 1 2 0
Thomas lf 10 1 2 0
Christopher rf 10 2 4 3
Kranepool 1b 10 1 3 1
Hickman cf 10 1 2 0
Smith C. 3b 9 0 4 1
Cannizzaro c 9 0 1 1
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Smith D. ph 1 0 0 0
  Lary p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 3 0 0 0
  Cisco p 2 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 85 6 20 6
San Francisco 204 000 000 000 000 000 000 028173
New York 010 002 300 000 000 000 000 006201
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin   6.2 8 6 5 2 7
  MacKenzie   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Shaw   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Herbel   4.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Perry  W (3-1) 10.0 7 0 0 1 9
  Hendley  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
23.0
20
6
5
3
22
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Anderson   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Sturdivant   2.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Lary   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Bearnarth   7.0 3 0 0 4 4
  Cisco  L (2-5) 9.0 5 2 2 2 5
Totals
23.0
17
8
8
9
14

  E–Cepeda (1), Haller (2), Garrido (1), Cisco (2).  DP–San Francisco 2, New York 1 TP 1.  PB–Cannizzaro (1).  2B–San Francisco J Alou (5,off Wakefield); Cepeda (6,off Bearnarth); Crandall (1,off Cisco), New York Kranepool (2,off MacKenzie).  3B–San Francisco Haller (2,off Bearnarth); Davenport (2,off Cisco), New York Kranepool (1,off Bolin).  HR–New York Christopher (3,7th inning off Bolin 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Herbel (1,off Bearnarth); Hiller (2,off Cisco); C Smith (1,off Perry); Cisco (1,off Perry).  HBP–Cepeda (2,by Cisco); Samuel (2,by Shaw).  IBB–Peterson (1,by Cisco); Altman (1,by Bolin).  Team LOB–16.  Team–16.  CS–J Alou (3,2nd base by Sturdivant/Cannizzaro); C Smith (2,2nd base by Herbel/Haller).  HBP–Shaw (2,Samuel); Cisco (2,Cepeda).  IBB–Bolin (1,Altman); Cisco (2,Peterson).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–7:23.  A–57,037.
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