Milwaukee Braves vs New York Mets
May 8, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1965 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 2, New York Mets 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 5 0 0 0
Cline cf 2 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 0 2 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 1 2
Torre c 4 0 2 0
  Alomar pr 0 0 0 0
  Osinski p 0 0 0 0
Oliver 1b,c 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 1 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph,2b 3 0 1 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph,cf 3 0 3 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 2 1 0 0
Lewis rf 3 1 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Christopher lf 4 0 2 0
  Hickman lf 0 0 0 0
Swoboda cf 3 2 2 4
  Cowan cf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
Fisher p 3 0 0 0
  Parsons p 0 0 0 0
  Ribant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Milwaukee 000 000 0202111
New York 300 001 00x442
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (1-3) 4.0 2 3 3 4 3
  Niekro   3.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Osinski   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (1-3) 7.1 9 2 2 3 2
  Parsons   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Ribant  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
2

  E–Oliver (2), Swoboda (2), Cannizzaro (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1, New York 2.  2B–Milwaukee Menke (5,off Fisher); Jones (2,off Fisher).  3B–New York Christopher (1,off Lemaster).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (7,8th inning off Fisher 1 on, 1 out), New York Swoboda 2 (7,1st inning off Lemaster 2 on, 2 out,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Klaus (1,by Niekro).  Team–5.  HBP–Niekro (1,Klaus).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:43.  A–15,739.
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