New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
June 18, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1966 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Lewis lf 4 2 1 1
Hunt 2b 5 1 3 0
Jones cf 4 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 5 0 3 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 1
Grote c 3 0 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Hepler p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf,lf 3 0 1 1
Rose 2b 4 0 1 2
Pinson cf 4 0 1 0
Coleman 1b 2 1 1 0
  Perez ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 0 0 0
  Ruiz 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
  Coker c 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 1
  Simpson pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 1 0
Maloney p 3 1 1 0
  Nottebart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
New York 000 011 1014102
Cincinnati 010 010 03x5100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   4.1 6 2 2 1 2
  Hepler   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hamilton  L (4-8) 3.1 4 3 3 2 0
  Selma   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Eilers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
6
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (8-2) 8.2 10 4 4 3 9
  Nottebart  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
9

  E–Friend 2 (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Boyer 2 (12,off Maloney 2).  3B–New York Grote (1,off Maloney).  HR–New York Lewis (5,5th inning off Maloney 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Johnson (7,8th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Swoboda (1,off Maloney); Jones (2,off Maloney).  IBB–Grote (3,by Maloney).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  CS–Pinson (5,2nd base by Hamilton/Grote).  WP–Maloney (1).  BK–Friend (1).  IBB–Maloney (1,Grote).  U–Doug Harvey, Shag Crawford, Ed Vargo.  T–2:55.  A–4,059.
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