St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1964 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 3 0 1 0
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
White 1b 4 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 3 0 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
Shannon rf 3 0 1 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Maxvill 2b 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 0 0 0 0
  Buchek 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 1
Hunt 2b 2 0 0 0
Altman lf 3 0 0 0
Christopher rf 3 0 0 0
Gonder c 3 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Cisco p 2 0 0 0
  Hunter p 1 0 1 0
Totals 27 2 4 1
St. Louis 000 000 100161
New York 000 000 20x241
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  L (6-9) 6.0 3 2 1 0 5
  Cuellar   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Schultz   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
1
0
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco  W (6-17) 7.1 5 1 1 2 5
  Hunter  SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–Craig (1), Altman (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Gonder (20).  2B–St. Louis White (32,off Cisco), New York Klaus (11,off Craig); Kranepool (17,off Craig).  HR–St. Louis White (18,7th inning off Cisco 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Groat (8,off Cisco); Hunt (5,off Craig).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  CS–Brock (17,2nd base by Cisco/Gonder).  BK–Schultz (1).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Al Forman.  T–2:27.  A–3,941.
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