St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 12, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1965 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 4 0 0 0
Brock lf 3 0 1 0
Francona 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 1
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 2 0
Gagliano 2b 3 0 0 0
Shannon rf 3 0 1 0
Simmons p 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 3 0 1 1
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Christopher lf 4 0 2 1
  Lewis rf 0 0 0 0
Hickman rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 2 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda cf 2 1 1 0
  Cowan cf 1 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
Fisher p 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
St. Louis 000 000 100150
New York 001 000 10x290
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L (1-4) 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Schultz   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
2
2
1
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (2-3) 9.0 5 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
2

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Shannon (2,off Fisher); Brock (7,off Fisher), New York Christopher (2,off Simmons); Klaus (5,off Simmons).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (3,7th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Klaus (1,off Simmons); Cannizzaro (2,off Simmons).  Team–8.  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:01.  A–7,723.
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