New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 12, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Luplow cf,rf 4 1 1 1
Hunt 2b 5 1 2 0
Elliot rf 4 1 1 2
  Murphy cf 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 3 1
Hickman lf 4 0 2 0
Grote c 4 0 1 1
Bressoud ss 4 1 1 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 3 0
Gagliano 3b 4 1 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 3 1
Francona 1b 4 0 0 1
Shannon rf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 2 0
Javier 2b 4 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Piche p 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 1 1 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 12 2
New York 005 000 1006120
St. Louis 000 001 0102121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (9-11) 9.0 12 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L (9-6) 2.1 7 5 4 0 2
  Piche   1.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Woodeshick   2.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Dennis   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hoerner   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
9

  E–Javier (12).  DP–New York 3, St. Louis 2.  2B–New York Elliot (7,off Washburn), St. Louis Flood (13,off Fisher); Gagliano (6,off Fisher).  HR–New York Kranepool (12,7th inning off Dennis 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fisher (5,off Washburn).  IBB–Kranepool (7,by Piche).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Brock (49,2nd base off Fisher/Grote).  WP–Fisher 2 (11).  BK–Washburn (2).  IBB–Piche (1,Kranepool).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:33.  A–38,689.
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