Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
June 12, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf 4 0 1 0
Rose 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
Perez 1b 5 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 1 0
Shamsky lf 5 1 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 1
Nottebart p 2 0 0 0
  Davidson p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 5 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 5 0 2 2
Luplow rf 5 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
  Bressoud ph,ss 1 1 0 0
Stephenson c 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 3 1 0 0
McMillan ss 2 1 0 0
  Stuart ph 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 0 0 0 0
  Grote c 1 0 1 1
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 7 3
Cincinnati 010 100 000 00291
New York 000 020 000 01371
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nottebart   4.2 4 2 0 1 5
  Davidson   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Nuxhall   2.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Ellis  L (2-10) 2.0 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
10.2
7
3
1
5
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   9.0 7 2 2 2 10
  Eilers  W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
2
10

  E–Cardenas (3), McMillan (5).  DP–Cincinnati 2, New York 3.  2B–Cincinnati Edwards 2 (6,off Fisher 2), New York Hunt (9,off Nottebart).  HR–Cincinnati Shamsky (9,4th inning off Fisher 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Pinson (3,off Fisher); Harper (4,off Eilers).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–McMillan (1,by Nottebart).  IBB–Swoboda 2 (3,by Nuxhall,by Ellis).  Team–9.  HBP–Nottebart (1,McMillan).  IBB–Nuxhall (1,Swoboda); Ellis (3,Swoboda).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:20.  A–28,741.
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