New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 20, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1965 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 4 0 2 0
Lewis rf 3 0 1 0
Christopher lf 5 0 0 0
  Cowan cf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 2 2 0
Hickman cf,lf 3 1 2 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 2
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 1
Lary p 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 1 0
Gilliam lf 3 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 1 1 0
Fairly cf 4 1 2 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 1
Lefebvre 2b 3 0 0 1
Ferrara rf 4 0 1 0
Tracewski 3b 3 0 1 0
Drysdale p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York 000 002 010390
Los Angeles 000 002 000281
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lary   5.1 6 2 2 2 4
  Miller  W (1-0) 3.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (11-5) 9.0 9 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
2

  E–Ferrara (2).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Roseboro (2).  2B–New York Hickman 2 (9,off Drysdale 2); Lewis (10,off Drysdale); Smith (7,off Drysdale).  SH–Lewis 2 (3,off Drysdale 2); McMillan (6,off Drysdale).  IBB–Kranepool (6,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Lefebvre (1,off Miller).  Team–6.  SB–Wills 2 (43,2nd base off Lary/Cannizzaro 2).  CS–Wills (15,2nd base by Miller/Cannizzaro).  IBB–Drysdale (6,Kranepool).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:30.  A–52,248.
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