Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
June 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 16, New York Mets 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 1 0
  Shirley ss 1 0 0 0
Parker 1b,cf 6 2 2 4
Davis W. cf 4 2 2 1
  Gilliam 1b 2 1 0 0
Davis T. lf 5 2 5 0
  Griffith pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 1 1 2
Ferrara rf 4 3 3 3
Kennedy 3b 5 2 2 2
Torborg c 4 0 1 2
Koufax p 5 1 2 2
Totals 45 16 19 16
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 2 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 1 1 0
Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 2
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Richardson p 0 0 0 0
  Hepler p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph,c 1 0 0 0
Arrigo p 1 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
  Bressoud ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Los Angeles 000 301 74116191
New York 000 000 210352
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (10-1) 9.0 5 3 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Arrigo  L (1-1) 5.1 6 4 4 0 5
  Eilers   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Richardson   0.2 6 6 6 0 0
  Hepler   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Hamilton   2.0 4 5 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
19
16
12
2
5

  E–Wills (10), Stuart (6), Arrigo (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Koufax (1,off Richardson); Kennedy (3,off Hepler); Torborg (2,off Hamilton), New York Boyer (9,off Koufax).  3B–Los Angeles T Davis (1,off Richardson).  HR–Los Angeles Ferrara (3,4th inning off Arrigo 2 on, 1 out); W Davis (1,6th inning off Arrigo 0 on, 0 out); Parker 2 (7,7th inning off Richardson 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 1 out), New York Hunt (3,8th inning off Koufax 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lefebvre (2,off Arrigo).  SF–Lefebvre (3,off Hamilton).  IBB–Torborg (2,by Hepler).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Wills (24,2nd base off Richardson/Taylor).  WP–Arrigo (2), Hamilton (4).  IBB–Hepler (3,Torborg).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:44.
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