Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
June 9, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Woodward ss 4 1 0 0
Aaron rf 3 2 1 0
Alou lf 5 1 3 2
Jones cf 3 1 1 4
Torre 1b 5 0 2 0
Carty c 4 2 4 1
Millan 2b 5 0 1 1
Cloninger p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 2 0
Luplow rf 1 2 0 0
Jones cf 5 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 3
Kranepool lf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 1 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Arrigo p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Hepler p 1 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Bressoud ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Atlanta 510 001 1008132
New York 200 020 000461
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (5-6) 9.0 6 4 4 8 7
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
8
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (4-6) 1.0 5 5 5 1 1
  Arrigo   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Hepler   4.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Selma   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Eilers   1.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
4

  E–Torre (7), Carty (4), Kranepool (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Torre (5,off Eilers).  3B–Atlanta Mathews (1,off Arrigo).  HR–Atlanta Jones (7,1st inning off Hamilton 2 on, 1 out); Carty (1,6th inning off Hepler 0 on, 0 out), New York Boyer (5,5th inning off Cloninger 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Jones (2,off Selma); Boyer (3,off Cloninger).  IBB–Mathews (2,by Selma); Carty (2,by Eilers).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–Millan (1,2nd base off Selma/Grote).  CS–Alou (4,2nd base by Eilers/Stephenson); Luplow (1,2nd base by Cloninger/Carty).  WP–Cloninger 3 (9), Hamilton (5).  IBB–Selma (1,Mathews); Eilers (2,Carty).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:52.  A–13,356.
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