Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 9, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 4 0 0 0
Brock rf 6 1 2 0
Williams lf 6 1 1 0
Santo 3b 5 3 3 0
Banks 1b 5 0 3 2
Cowan cf 6 0 1 0
Bertell c 5 0 3 3
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
  Stewart ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 6 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 5 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hickman cf,lf 5 0 2 2
Kranepool 1b 6 0 2 0
Hunt 2b 6 0 0 0
Christopher rf 6 1 4 0
Smith C. 3b 6 2 1 0
Taylor lf 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 4 0 1 0
  Samuel ph 1 0 1 1
McMillan ss 5 1 2 0
Cannizzaro c 4 1 1 0
  Smith D. pr 0 0 0 0
  Gonder c 1 0 1 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Kanehl ph,cf 5 1 2 2
Totals 50 6 17 6
Chicago 301 000 000 0015131
New York 040 000 000 0026170
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (7-5) 11.1 15 6 5 2 2
  McDaniel   0.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.1
17
6
5
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   0.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Wakefield   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Sturdivant   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Bearnarth  W (4-3) 10.0 6 1 1 3 6
Totals
12.0
13
5
5
5
6

  E–Santo (6).  DP–Chicago 2, New York 1.  2B–New York Christopher (6,off Ellsworth).  3B–Chicago Santo (6,off Sturdivant).  HBP–Amalfitano (1,by Bearnarth).  Team LOB–13.  IBB–Hickman (3,by Ellsworth); McMillan (1,by McDaniel).  Team–13.  HBP–Bearnarth (2,Amalfitano).  IBB–Ellsworth (2,Hickman); McDaniel (3,McMillan).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–3:32.
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