Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
July 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 1 0
Keough rf 4 0 3 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Boros 3b 3 0 0 0
Purkey p 1 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Elliot cf 3 0 1 2
Hunt 2b 4 1 3 3
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Altman lf 4 0 1 0
Christopher rf 4 1 1 0
Gonder c 4 1 3 0
  Kanehl pr 0 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 1 3 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
Lary p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 13 5
Cincinnati 000 000 100160
New York 120 200 00x5130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (3-6) 5.0 8 5 5 1 2
  Duren   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Henry   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (1-3) 9.0 6 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–New York Gonder (10,off Duren).  HR–Cincinnati Johnson (9,7th inning off Lary 0 on, 1 out), New York Hunt (4,1st inning off Purkey 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Lary (1,off Purkey).  HBP–McMillan (2,by Purkey).  IBB–Elliot (1,by Purkey).  Team–7.  HBP–Purkey (1,McMillan).  IBB–Purkey (4,Elliot).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:03.  A–27,156.
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