St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 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 1, Cincinnati Reds 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Tolan lf 4 0 0 0
Shannon rf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1
McCarver c 4 0 2 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Buchek ss 3 0 0 0
Javier 2b 2 0 1 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
Mahaffey p 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Maxvill 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Helms 3b 4 0 1 0
Rose 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
Pavletich 1b 2 1 1 0
  Harper lf 0 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 4 1 1 1
  Queen rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf,1b 4 2 2 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 2 2
Edwards c 1 0 0 0
Maloney p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
St. Louis 000 001 000160
Cincinnati 000 201 01x470
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  L (1-2) 6.0 5 3 3 7 2
  Briles   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
8
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (4-0) 9.0 6 1 1 0 11
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
11

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Javier (2,off Maloney), Cincinnati Cardenas 2 (5,off Mahaffey,off Briles).  HR–St. Louis Cepeda (6,6th inning off Maloney 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Johnson (5,6th inning off Mahaffey 0 on, 0 out); Shamsky (7,8th inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Edwards 2 (3,by Mahaffey,by Briles).  Team–8.  CS–Pinson (4,3rd base by Mahaffey/McCarver).  WP–Mahaffey (2).  IBB–Mahaffey (2,Edwards); Briles (1,Edwards).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:23.  A–15,060.
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