Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
June 12, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1965 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 2 0
Gilliam 3b 5 0 1 0
  Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 0 1 2
Fairly 1b,rf 5 0 0 0
Johnson lf 1 1 0 0
  Parker pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 1 1 1
Ferrara rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Torborg c 4 1 2 1
Koufax p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cowan cf 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
  Hiller 2b 0 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Christopher rf 4 0 1 0
Taylor c 4 0 1 0
Napoleon lf 4 0 1 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Klaus 2b,ss 2 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Los Angeles 000 302 000591
New York 000 000 000054
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (9-3) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (2-8) 7.0 8 5 3 3 7
  McGraw   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 9 5 3 3 8

  E–W Davis (5), McMillan (14), Smith (5), Taylor (2), Napoleon (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Los Angeles Gilliam (3,off Jackson); Lefebvre (11,off Jackson); Torborg (2,off Jackson).  HBP–Johnson (5,by Jackson).  Team LOB–9.  SB–Wills 2 (38,2nd base off Jackson/Taylor 2); Parker (6,2nd base off Jackson/Taylor); W Davis (6,2nd base off Jackson/Taylor); Cowan (2,2nd base off Koufax/Torborg).  HBP–Jackson (5,Johnson).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:50.  A–38,915.

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