New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 15, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1965 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 3 1 2 0
  Hiller ph,2b 2 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 2 0
Christopher rf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 1 1 2
Hickman cf 3 1 0 0
  Lewis ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 2
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
  Napoleon ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Richardson p 0 0 0 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 2 1 1
Groat ss 4 0 3 3
Flood cf 3 0 0 0
White 1b 3 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
  Maxvill pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Francona rf 3 0 1 1
  Shannon rf 1 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 2 2 0
Buchek 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Simmons p 0 0 0 0
  Warwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 1 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
New York 023 000 000581
St. Louis 002 011 20x6102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   5.2 6 4 4 1 3
  Miller   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Bearnarth  L (3-2) 0.1 1 2 1 1 0
  Richardson   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   3.0 4 5 1 0 0
  Briles   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Schultz  W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Dennis   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
1
1
5

  E–Hiller (7), Boyer 2 (9).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–New York McMillan (12,off Simmons), St. Louis Brock (18,off Fisher); McCarver (8,off Fisher); Groat (15,off Bearnarth); White (15,off Richardson).  HR–New York Kranepool (8,2nd inning off Simmons 1 on, 1 out); Smith (9,3rd inning off Simmons 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Flood (2,off Richardson).  Team–6.  WP–Fisher (4), Simmons (5).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:54.  A–14,829.
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