New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
June 19, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 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 2, Cincinnati Reds 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller lf 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Lewis cf 3 0 0 0
  Bressoud ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Stephenson c 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 1 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 2 1
  Murphy cf 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
Ribant p 3 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harper rf,lf 3 1 2 0
Rose 2b 3 2 1 0
Pinson cf 4 0 2 1
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 1
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf,1b 3 0 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Ruiz 3b 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 0 0
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
New York 000 010 100264
Cincinnati 200 001 10x472
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ribant  L (2-3) 6.2 6 4 2 1 2
  Eilers   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
2
1
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (3-11) 7.0 5 2 1 2 2
  McCool  SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4

  E–Hunt 2 (10), Stephenson 2 (5), Rose (7), Ruiz (1).  DP–New York 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (9,off Ribant); Johnson (7,off Eilers).  HR–New York Kranepool (6,7th inning off Ellis 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Johnson (3,off Ribant); Coleman (1,off Ribant).  Team–6.  SB–Hunt (4,2nd base off Ellis/Edwards); Pinson (7,2nd base off Ribant/Stephenson).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:35.  A–11,878.
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