Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
May 31, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 5 1 2 0
Callison rf 5 0 0 0
Allen lf 3 2 1 0
  Clemens lf 0 0 0 0
White 1b 5 3 3 2
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 1
  Kuenn ph 1 0 0 0
  Linz pr 0 0 0 0
  Brandt cf 0 0 0 0
Groat 3b 5 0 1 2
Dalrymple c 4 0 1 1
Wine ss 3 0 0 0
Short p 1 0 1 0
  Herbert p 3 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 2 0
McMillan ss 4 0 2 0
  Ribant pr 0 0 0 0
  Bressoud ss 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 1 2 2
  Murphy pr 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 0 2 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Lewis rf 4 1 1 1
Hamilton p 1 1 1 0
  Bearnarth p 1 0 0 0
  Arrigo p 1 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 11 3
Philadelphia 202 010 0016100
New York 220 000 0004112
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   2.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Herbert  W (1-2) 6.1 4 0 0 2 2
  Knowles  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton   2.1 6 4 3 2 2
  Bearnarth  L (1-2) 3.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Arrigo   2.1 2 1 1 1 3
  Eilers   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
4
6

  E–Stuart (4), Hamilton (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 1.  PB–Grote (1).  2B–New York Jones (2,off Herbert); Hunt (5,off Herbert).  HR–Philadelphia White (7,5th inning off Bearnarth 0 on, 0 out), New York Stuart (2,1st inning off Short 1 on, 2 out); Lewis (3,2nd inning off Short 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Wine (1,by Bearnarth).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  WP–Hamilton (2).  IBB–Bearnarth (2,Wine).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:13.  A–9,946.
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