San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 5, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 4, New York Mets 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hart 3b 4 0 0 0
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Snider rf 3 0 0 0
  Alou M. rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 2
McCovey lf 4 1 2 1
  Alou J. rf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 0 0
Haller c 4 0 2 1
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagan ss 4 0 1 0
Herbel p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 4 0 2 0
Hunt 3b 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Christopher rf 2 0 0 1
Elliot cf 4 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 2 0
Altman lf 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 1 1 1 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
San Francisco 000 201 010481
New York 001 000 000160
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Herbel  W (8-6) 9.0 6 1 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (7-14) 7.0 7 3 3 0 4
  Wakefield   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
0
6

  E–Cepeda (11).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Haller 2 (12,off Fisher 2).  3B–New York Klaus (2,off Herbel).  HR–San Francisco Mays 2 (31,4th inning off Fisher 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Wakefield 0 on, 1 out); McCovey (15,6th inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Hunt (2,off Herbel).  SF–Christopher (3,off Herbel).  IBB–Kranepool (1,by Herbel).  Team–7.  SB–Cepeda (6,2nd base off Fisher/Cannizzaro); Hiller (1,3rd base off Fisher/Cannizzaro); Klaus (4,2nd base off Herbel/Haller).  CS–Cannizzaro (2,Home by Herbel/Haller).  IBB–Herbel (8,Kranepool).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:30.  A–45,642.
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