Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 16, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1965 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 2b 5 2 4 0
Harper lf 4 0 1 1
Pinson cf 5 1 1 0
Robinson rf 4 1 3 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 1
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Pavletich c 3 1 2 2
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Tsitouris p 2 0 0 0
  Coker ph 1 0 0 0
  Duffalo p 0 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Arrigo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 5 0 1 0
Lewis rf 3 2 1 1
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 0
Gonder c 3 1 2 2
  Cowan pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Christopher lf 3 0 1 1
  Hickman lf 0 0 0 0
Smith 3b 2 2 2 2
Swoboda cf 4 1 1 2
  Lary p 0 0 0 0
Spahn p 1 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 11 8
Cincinnati 010 021 1005121
New York 610 010 00x8111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (5-1) 0.2 5 6 6 2 0
  Tsitouris   4.1 4 2 2 4 1
  Duffalo   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Arrigo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
6
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (3-3) 7.0 10 5 5 3 3
  Lary  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
4

  E–Robinson (2), Klaus (6).  DP–Cincinnati 4, New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (3,off Spahn); Pavletich (2,off Spahn), New York Kranepool (10,off Ellis); Gonder (1,off Duffalo).  3B–Cincinnati Rose (2,off Spahn).  HR–Cincinnati Pavletich (3,2nd inning off Spahn 0 on, 0 out), New York Swoboda (8,1st inning off Ellis 1 on, 2 out); Smith (3,5th inning off Tsitouris 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Harper (2,off Spahn).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Spahn (1,by Tsitouris); Smith (1,by Duffalo).  Team–6.  SB–Harper (7,2nd base off Spahn/Gonder); Robinson (3,3rd base off Spahn/Gonder).  HBP–Tsitouris (3,Spahn); Duffalo (1,Smith).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:41.  A–48,536.
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