New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1965 at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets tied the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 4 1 2 1
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  Bethke p 0 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 0 0 1
Christopher lf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf,3b 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 3 0
  Cowan pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Smith ss 0 0 0 0
Kroll p 3 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn lf 3 0 0 0
Williams cf 4 1 1 2
Santo 3b 4 0 2 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Clemens rf 4 1 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 1
  Amalfitano pr 0 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 2 0
Broglio p 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 1 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Altman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
New York 000 001 101381
Chicago 000 000 021370
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kroll   7.2 5 2 2 2 3
  Bearnarth   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bethke   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio   6.2 6 2 2 3 4
  McDaniel   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Abernathy   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
6

  E–Hiller (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York McMillan (7,off Broglio); Klaus (10,off Broglio); Hickman (6,off Broglio).  HR–Chicago Williams (4,8th inning off Kroll 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Lewis (1,off Broglio); Broglio (1,off Kroll); Beckert (3,off Kroll).  IBB–Cannizzaro (1,by Broglio).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Williams (3,2nd base off Kroll/Cannizzaro).  CS–Pena (2,2nd base by Bethke/Taylor).  WP–Bethke (2), Broglio (2).  IBB–Broglio (6,Cannizzaro).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:54.  A–32,250.
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