St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 6, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Mets 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 4 1 2 1
McCarver c 4 1 2 1
Francona lf 3 1 2 1
  Flood ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 2 1 0
Shannon cf,lf 4 2 2 4
Smith 3b 5 1 2 1
Javier 2b 3 1 1 1
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
Washburn p 2 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Piche p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 1 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dennis p 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 15 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Luplow cf 5 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 5 2 3 0
Kranepool 1b 5 2 2 0
Elliot rf 5 1 3 2
Boyer 3b 5 1 2 3
Swoboda lf 5 1 3 0
Bressoud ss 5 1 1 3
Grote c 2 0 1 0
  Stephenson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Hepler p 1 0 1 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 17 8
St. Louis 104 001 21110151
New York 005 300 0008172
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn   3.1 11 7 7 1 2
  Woodeshick   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Piche   1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Hoerner   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Dennis  W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Briles  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
8
8
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   3.1 8 5 5 0 1
  Hepler   2.0 2 1 1 3 1
  Gardner   0.2 0 2 2 1 0
  Hamilton  L (6-12) 3.0 5 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
5
5

  E–Maxvill (12), Grote (9), Stephenson (6).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Kranepool (13,off Washburn).  3B–St. Louis Francona (1,off Friend).  HR–St. Louis Shannon (12,3rd inning off Friend 2 on, 2 out); Smith (7,9th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 0 out), New York Bressoud (9,3rd inning off Washburn 2 on, 2 out); Boyer (12,4th inning off Piche 2 on, 2 out).  SF–McCarver (5,off Friend); Javier (2,off Hamilton).  HBP–Cepeda (8,by Gardner).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Cepeda (5,2nd base off Friend/Grote); Brock (44,2nd base off Friend/Grote); Flood (11,2nd base off Hamilton/Stephenson).  CS–Shannon (3,2nd base by Hamilton/Stephenson); Luplow (6,2nd base by Washburn/McCarver).  WP–Hamilton (16).  HBP–Gardner (3,Cepeda).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–3:21.  A–21,133.
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