St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 7, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 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 4, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 5 0 2 1
Flood cf 5 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 5 0 2 1
Shannon rf 5 1 4 0
McCarver c 5 1 2 2
Smith 3b 4 1 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
Gibson p 3 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 15 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 4 0 1 0
Luplow cf 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Elliot rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 1
Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0
Stephenson c 3 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 1 0
Arrigo p 1 0 0 0
  Bearnarth p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 0 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
St. Louis 001 003 0004150
New York 000 000 010132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (14-9) 8.1 3 1 1 1 4
  Woodeshick  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Arrigo  L (3-3) 5.0 9 4 3 1 1
  Bearnarth   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Sutherland   3.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
4
3
3
3

  E–Boyer (16), Bressoud (17).  DP–St. Louis 2, New York 3.  2B–St. Louis Shannon (13,off Arrigo).  HR–St. Louis McCarver (9,6th inning off Arrigo 1 on, 0 out), New York Kranepool (11,8th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gibson (5,off Bearnarth).  IBB–Brock (4,by Bearnarth).  Team LOB–12.  Team–1.  SB–Brock (45,2nd base off Arrigo/Stephenson).  IBB–Bearnarth (6,Brock).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:39.
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