New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
July 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1964 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
Altman lf 5 0 0 1
Christopher rf 4 1 1 0
Elliot cf 4 2 1 2
Harkness 1b 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 1
Kanehl 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 1 0
Sutherland p 2 0 0 0
  Gonder ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Keough rf,1b 3 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 0 0
Robinson lf,rf 2 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 1 0
  Harper lf 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 1 2 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 1
Boros 3b 3 0 0 1
Maloney p 2 0 0 1
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 5 4
New York 000 120 001484
Cincinnati 100 301 00x551
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sutherland  L (0-3) 6.0 5 5 3 3 2
  Willey   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
5
5
3
5
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (9-9) 6.0 5 3 3 3 9
  Purkey   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Henry  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
9

  E–Harkness (2), C Smith (20), Kanehl 2 (4), Purkey (2).  DP–New York 1, Cincinnati 1.  HR–New York Elliot (5,5th inning off Maloney 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Hunt (7,by Maloney); Taylor (2,by Henry).  IBB–Christopher (3,by Henry); Robinson (11,by Willey).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–C Smith (2,2nd base off Maloney/Edwards).  CS–Harkness (1,Home by Maloney/Edwards).  HBP–Maloney (1,Hunt); Henry (3,Taylor).  IBB–Willey (2,Robinson); Henry (2,Christopher).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:34.  A–5,588.
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