New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
July 21, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1964 at Crosley Field. 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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New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0
Altman lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 0 1 0
Elliot cf 3 2 1 1
Gonder c 4 1 1 2
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Stallard p 1 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 5 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 2 0
Keough rf 5 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0
Pavletich c 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
Boros 3b 3 0 0 0
  Queen ph 1 0 0 0
  Klaus 3b 0 0 0 0
Jay p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 1 2
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
New York 010 200 010452
Cincinnati 000 200 000262
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard   3.2 4 2 2 3 1
  Wakefield  W (3-3) 5.1 2 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (4-8) 4.0 2 3 3 1 5
  Purkey   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Duren   3.0 1 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
1
9

  E–C Smith (18), McMillan (12), Cardenas (16), Duren (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Hunt (16,off Duren), Cincinnati Robinson (17,off Wakefield).  HR–New York Elliot (3,2nd inning off Jay 0 on, 1 out); Gonder (6,4th inning off Jay 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  WP–Stallard (8).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:51.  A–8,486.
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