St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 20, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1966 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 1 0
Tolan rf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 1 3 1
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 2 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 2
Buchek ss 4 0 0 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Washburn p 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
  Shannon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Helms 3b 4 1 1 1
Rose 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
Pavletich 1b 4 0 1 0
  Harper pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 3 0 1 0
  Queen rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf,1b 2 2 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Edwards c 3 1 1 3
Jay p 3 0 1 0
  McCool p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
St. Louis 000 000 030370
Cincinnati 000 041 00x591
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L (1-3) 5.2 7 5 5 2 3
  Woodeshick   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Stallard   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Dennis   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (4-2) 7.2 7 3 3 1 12
  McCool  SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
14

  E–Helms (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Pavletich (7,off Stallard).  HR–Cincinnati Edwards (3,5th inning off Washburn 2 on, 0 out); Helms (2,5th inning off Washburn 0 on, 1 out); Johnson (4,6th inning off Washburn 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Washburn (1,off Jay); Queen (1,off Stallard).  HBP–Cepeda (3,by Jay).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Johnson (1,by Stallard); Edwards (1,by Dennis).  Team–7.  SB–McCarver (2,2nd base off Jay/Edwards); Flood (5,2nd base off Jay/Edwards); Brock (10,2nd base off Jay/Edwards).  HBP–Jay (1,Cepeda).  IBB–Stallard (3,Johnson); Dennis (3,Edwards).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:40.  A–12,850.
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